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22:00pm – Virat Kohli frustrates England at Edgbaston with gritty ton
Day two at Edgbaston has drawn to a close and what a day it has been! Virat Kohli has finally registered his maiden ton on Engish soil to restrict England’s first innings lead to just 13 runs. Then Ravi Ashwin dismissed Alastair Cook early once again as the hosts ended the day at 9-1 with an overall lead of 22 runs.
Read how the extraordinary day panned out in our match report. There were also plenty of talking points throughout the day, perhaps none greater than Kohli’s majestic century.
Centurion: Virat Kohli
18:00pm – Pakistan’s Mushtaq Mohammad heaps praise on India skipper Virat Kohli
Former Pakistan all-rounder Mushtaq Mohammad has sung Virat Kohli’s praises and stated that he would be difficult to contain for any Pakistan captain. Mohammad believes Kohli lies a level above Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar when it comes to toughness.
Read what the Pakistan legend had to say about Kohli here.
Mushtaq Mohammad has praised India skipper Virat Kohli.
17:00pm – Darren Lehmann defends his tenure as Australia coach
Darren Lehmann’s Australia came in for some heavy criticisms from all quarters for their behaviour on the pitch following the ball-tampering scandal that erupted in South Africa. Lehmann ultimately tendered in his resignation but now the former coach has come out to defend his tenure.
Read what Lehmann had to say about his stint with Australia here.
Lehmann has defended his tenure as coach of Australia.
16:00pm – Mohammed Shami happy to put personal problems behind
India pacer Mohammed Shami has had a rough time in recent months with a spate of issues ranging from being accused of domestic violence and match-fixing by his wife to losing his place in the squad after failing the Yo-Yo test. He put that all behind him when he picked up three wickets in England’s first innings at Edgbaston.
Read what Shami had to say about overcoming his personal problems here.
Shami picked up three wickets in England’s first innings.
15:00pm – Joe Root amused by Virat Kohli’s ‘mic drop’ celebrations
England skipper Joe Root saw his ‘mic drop’ celebration in the ODI series decider come back to bite him on the first day of the Edgbaston Test against India. His India counterpart Virat Kohli had mimicked the celebration while sending Root off following a sensational run-out.
Root has now responded to Kohli’s antics. Find out what the England skipper had to say here.
Joe Root was run out by Kohli on Wednesday.
14:30pm – England v India live scores
England were dismissed for 287 on the second day of the first Test against India at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Catch all the live updates from the Test here.
11:50am – Root’s wait for a Test ton continues
Ajit Vijaykumar shares his thoughts on Joe Root’s inability to turn fifties into hundreds in Test cricket.
Read the piece here.
10:45am – India could live to regret decision to go with just one spinner
It was not the four-man pace attack that got India the initial breakthrough on Wednesday. It was instead the off-spin of Ravichandran Ashwin that shattered Alastair Cook’s off-stump as early as the ninth over of England’s innings.
Ashish Peter believes India have missed a trick by not playing another spinner.
Read more here.
Ashwin was the pick of India’s bowlers on the opening day.
