Live Cricket Blog: Prithvi Shaw picked for last two Tests

Sport360 staff 22:30 22/08/2018
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    10:00 pm – Shaw selected

    Prithvi Shaw (r).

    Prithvi Shaw (r).

    Teenage batting prodigy Prithvi Shaw has been added to India‘s squad for the final two Tests against England.

    The 18-year-old opener has registered seven centuries in his 14 first-class matches to date and captained India Under-19s to World Cup glory earlier this year

    Read the full story here.

    9:30 pm – Shastri hails India’s best ever pace attack

    India coach Ravi Shastri said his team now possesses its most fierce pace attack of all time after the world No1 Test team registered a 203-run victory over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge.

    “No other India team comes even close,” Shastri said.

    For more, click here.

    8:30 pm – Not time to waste, says Root

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    Joe Root has warned England they must learn quickly from their Trent Bridge trouncing if they are to stay on top against India.

    England’s captain said the hosts effectively lost the third Test in one session on day two when their “very poor” first-innings batting saw all 10 wickets fall between lunch and tea.

    Read more quotes here.

    6:00pm – Virat Kohli now fourth in list of most successful Test captains

    India‘s emphatic 203-run win in the Trent Bridge Test against England was the culmination of some incredible individual and collective efforts. The result not only brought India back into the series, making the scoreline 2-1, it also took captain Kohli past Sourav Ganguly on the all-time most successful Indian captains’ list.

    Among the all-time list for Test skippers to have led in at least 20 matches, Kohli has now reached the fourth spot. Read more on Kohli’s incredible statistics here.

    Climbing up the ladder of success: Virat Kohli

    Climbing up the ladder of success: Virat Kohli

    3:00pm – Virat Kohli shines in player ratings from third Test

    India came roaring back into the five-match series as they completed a crushing 203-run win over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge.

    The visitors now trail 2-1 as the series moves on to the fourth Test at Southampton.

    Here, we look at how the 22 players across the two teams fared at Trent Bridge. We have also done an in-depth look at Virat Kohli’s heroic display in the Test here. To take a closer look at Jasprit Bumrah’s maiden Test on English soil, click here.

    Kohli was the star for India with 200 runs in his two innings.

    Kohli was the star for India with 200 runs in his two innings.

    2:10pm – India complete crushing 203-run win over England

    Well that didn’t last long! Ravi Ashwin struck in just the third over of the final day at Trent Bridge to hand India a 203-run win in the third Test against England.

    The India off-spinner dismissed James Anderson as England’s final innings folded at 317. The visitors now trail 1-2 in the five-match series with two games remaining.

    Read more on the match in our report here. There were plenty of talking points generated from the third Test as the series moves on to Southampton. You can read them here.

    India claimed the final England wicket early on day five.

    India claimed the final England wicket early on day five.

    1:45pm – India push for win at Trent Bridge

    Just one England wicket stands in the way of an India victory when the two teams take to the field on the final day of the Trent Bridge Test.

    Chasing a mammoth 521 for victory in their final innings in the third Test, England will resume from their overnight score of 311-9 with Adil Rashid (30) and James Anderson (8) as the unbeaten batsmen.

    Can Rashid and Anderson frustrate India further? Do not miss the action from the final day at Trent Bridge by following the live updates here.

    India are searching for the final England wicket.

    India are searching for the final England wicket.

    11:30am – Stuart Broad fined for Rishabh Pant sendoff

    England pacer Stuart Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee and awarded one ICC demerit point for his sendoff to India debutant Rishabh Pant during the first innings in the third Test at Trent Bridge. The incident occurred during India’s first innings early on day two when Pant played on to Broad.

    Read more on this breaking story here.

    Broad was fined 15 per cent of his match fees.

    Broad was fined 15 per cent of his match fees.

    11:00am – Fakhar Zaman eager to make Pakistan Test debut

    Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman is hoping to feature for the Test team after establishing himself as one of the most dangerous openers in limited-overs cricket. With Pakistan due to take on Australia in a two-Test series in the UAE, Fakhar is preparing himself for a call-up.

    Read what the opening batsman had to say about his hopes for a Test debut and more here.

    Fakhar Zaman is eager to make his Test debut for Pakistan.

    Fakhar Zaman is eager to make his Test debut for Pakistan.

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