Cricket

Ben Stokes will become the 16th England player to appear in 100 Tests when he will lead the side out in the third Test against India here on Thursday.

The heartbreaking loss in the final of the 2023 World Cup to Australia had reignited the murmurs of senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit returning for the T20.

A BCCI official has asserted that the visitors have been advised to process the player's visa again in the next two days.

On a day of unusual decisions, New Zealand left out regular spinner Mitchell Santner, who took six wickets in the first test, included four seamers and ended up leaning heavily on Ravindra’s left-arm spin.

Chasing 157, Andhra could only manage 84 as S Lakshay Jain took 5/40 to help Tamil Nadu seal the match.

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"It was good fun," Maxwell said at the mid-innings break.

Australia, thus, became four-time champions.

That Kohli will be unavailable due to serious personal reasons was well-known but BCCI brass wanted to check one final time if it could avail his services for the final Test in Dharamsala from March 7-11.

England had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series in India but Ben Stokes and his men let the hosts draw parity in the second Test as all their batters, barring Zak Crawley, were unable to get big scores.

Lucknow boy Naman has troubled rival batters with his yorkers and speed, grabbing 10 wickets so far, with a four-wicket haul against Ireland.

With the overnight score of 42/2, TN had no trouble reaching the target to secure a six-wicket win.

The chances of Kohli playing the final Test of the series in Dharamsala (from March 7-11) are also remote but the board isn't looking that far ahead as that particular match is still a month away.

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That sort of hedonism is still in play. While chasing a score, they have won eight out of 10.

He learnt from the mistakes, adjusted his bowling in the second innings and was rewarded.

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