Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Ben Duckett's hundred overshadowed Ravichandran Ashwin's monumental feat as England stormed to 207/2 at stumps on Day 2.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at Visakhapatnam.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
Ravichandran Ashwin said India have produced excellent results, especially in Test cricket, around the world in the last few years.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
'I fear Shardul Thakur will have to wait a while to play his next Test match. They will have to look at his bowling. It is not that he scored 40-50 with the bat either. He might not play a Test match for a while now as India will find other ways of strengthening their batting.'
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said following India's series draw with South Africa, that the hosts were the most "beatable team" and 185 by opener Dean Elgar in the first Centurion Test prevented India from creating history.
India didn't have "extra fire" in the lost opening Test against South Africa but a "mental shift" turned things around, said KL Rahul after the visitors won the second game to level the two-match rubber in Cape Town.
Following India's win over South Africa in the second Test which lasted for barely two days, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra heaped praises on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for his six-wicket haul.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has no qualms in admitting that the South Africa series was a challenging one and said it was India skipper Rohit Sharma, who helped him maintain a positive mindset.
Captain Rohit Sharma rates the seven-wicket victory in the Cape Town Test as one of India's 'best victories'.
Virat Kohli advanced four slots to ninth position after scores of 38 and 76 in the first Test against South Africa.
Ashwin appeared to impart some of his off-spin expertise to Bumrah, who playfully bowled a few deliveries while emulating the renowned spinner's style.
India is an "overrated" team in the longest format as many players in the current Test set-up have not performed to their potential, feels former opener Kris Srikkanth.
'India need to prepare a good fast bowling unit in 2024'
Injury to Temba Bavuma also thrust Elgar back into the captain's role that was taken away from him last February.
Team India is in Cape Town intensively preparing for the match at Newlands, which begins on Wednesday. In a rigorous training session, players exhibited resilience, showcasing their determination to bounce back.
Iyer struggled to display confidence and solidity, especially against the rising deliveries from the throwdown specialists positioned 18 yards away.
Kohli is known to come to nets with specific purpose and on Monday, it seemed he wanted to extensively bat against a left-arm pacer.
Gavaskar hoped that Gill would find his range sooner than later.
Roundup of Ranji Trophy matched played on Sunday
Thakur, who was the first player to enter the throwdown nets, was hit on the left shoulder while facing throwdowns from batting coach Vikram Rathour.
He has scored 994 runs in 35 innings at an average of 31.06. However, his statistics suggest his struggle against red-ball giants like New Zealand, England and now South Africa.
Iyer is a player who primarily plays with hands with not much pronounced footwork.
'They've won in Australia twice (Test series in 2018/19 and 2020/21). Magnificent. But the last few World Cups, (they have) been nowhere, in the last few T20 World Cups, (they have) been nowhere.'
Nandre Burger, replacing injured Lungi Ngidi in the line-up, finished with match figures of 7-83
South Africa is set for a fairytale farewell as Dean Elgar takes the helm in the final Test against India
India descended to the 6th position in the ICC World Test Championship points table due to a 2-point penalty
'They perhaps hoped to get an early wicket, but once they didn't get that, they went into a shell.'
India captain Rohit Sharma said India can take pride in their performance after defeating South Africa inside two days of the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
The India pacer was more pleased about rectifying the mistakes he committed during the first Test against South Africa.
Rahul is the first overseas batter to achieve multiple Test centuries at Centurion, complementing his century in 2022.
The freedom of impending retirement from the Test arena allowed South Africa opener Dean Elgar to produce one of his best innings.
K L Rahul's brave century in India's first innings of the ongoing first Test against South Africa, at Centurion, on Wednesday drew high acclaim from Sunil Gavaskar.
PHOTOS from the ICC World Cup opener played between England and New Zealand at Ahmedabad on Thursday
Accumulating 500 wickets in 218 international appearances, Rabada maintains an average of 24.79
India skipper Rohit Sharma said he is not ready to lose faith in Prasidh Krishna's ability to withstand the rigours of five-day cricket despite his lacklustre debut in the opening Test against South Africa.
'I took pills for the cramps. I feel the recent scores helped me in this innings. The wicket was tacky and two-paced, I just wanted to capitalise on the start and I was able to do that.'
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