Already sitting out the fourth cricket Test against England due to injury, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha are set to miss the fifth and final match of the series as well.
Read moreEngland won the toss and elected to bat in the third Test against India at the Punjab cricket Association I.S. Bindra Stadium. For India, promising Karnataka batsman Karun Nair will make his Test debut replacing injured opener Lokesh Rahul while stumper Parthiv Patel has been included in place of injured Wriddhiman Saha.
Read moreEngland were in deep trouble after being reduced to 103 for five in their reply to India's 455 all out in the first innings at the end of second day's play of the second cricket Test.
Read moreSkipper Alastair Cook and debutant opener Haseeb Hameed put on an undefeated 114-run stand as England took a 163-run second innings lead at stumps on the penultimate day of the opening Test against India.
Read moreMiddle-order batsman Rohit Sharma was sidelined due to an injury while all-rounder Hardik Pandya is the lone new face in the India squad for the first two cricket Tests against England, BCCI announced.
Read moreThe technique and time he has while playing against the fast bowlers, the innovation he has added to his batting has all added to his charisma.
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