India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for the 'send-off' he gave England batter Ben Duckett in the ongoing third Test at Lord's, the International Cricket Council announced Monday.
India suffered a dramatic top-order slump to set up a thrilling finale to the third Test against England at Lord's on Sunday.
England and India accused each other of sharp practice after Zak Crawley's conduct at Lord's on Saturday drew an angry reaction from visiting captain Shubman Gill.
KL Rahul made 100 and Ravindra Jadeja a third successive fifty as India exactly equalled England's 387 in the third Test at Lord's on Saturday before tempers flared as the match headed towards a second-innings shoot-out.
Jasprit Bumrah said taking five wickets in a Test innings at Lord's was among the highlights of his career as the India fast bowler marked his return to international cricket in style.
Joe Root's unbeaten 99 checked India's progress on Thursday's attritional opening day of the third Test against England at Lord's.
Jofra Archer will make his long-awaited return to Test cricket at Lord's this week, after more than four years of injury-induced exile.
An in-form India will continue their quest for just a fourth series win in England when the third Test at Lord's starts on Thursday. India levelled this five-match campaign at 1-1 with a 336-run rout of England in last week's second Test at Edgbaston. AFP Sport looks at several key talking points ahead of what promises to be a fascinating encounter:
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New captain Shubman Gill was hailed Monday for leading from the front after India recorded their maiden Test win at Edgbaston to level the series against England 1-1.
Akash Deep took 10 wickets in a Test match for the first time as India thrashed England by 336 runs at Edgbaston on Sunday for a series-levelling win.
India captain Shubman Gill became the first batsman in Test history to make scores of 250 and 150 in the same match before Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep again struck with the new ball as the tourists pressed for a series-levelling win at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Mohammed Siraj said he 鈥榣oved the challenge鈥� of leading India's attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah after taking a six-wicket haul in the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday.
Shubman Gill led from the front once more with a second hundred in as many matches as India captain to keep England at bay at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
Andrew Flintoff said he has no desire to succeed Brendon McCullum as England head coach despite cutting his teeth with the second-string England Lions.
Gautam Gambhir is under growing pressure ahead of the second Test against England after India's loss at Headingley made it seven defeats in 11 red-ball matches since he became coach last year.
England successfully defended their Under-21 European Championship title as Jonathan Rowe's header gave Lee Carlsey's team a 3-2 extra-time victory over Germany in the final on Saturday.
Paceman Jofra Archer was Thursday named in England's squad for the second Test against India after an absence of more than four years.
Ben Duckett believes a change of mindset has inspired his successful return to Test cricket after a brilliant century laid the foundation for England's remarkable win in their series opener with India.
England captain Ben Stokes praised his side's approach after they pulled off a remarkable five-wicket win over India in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday.
Former players, including Sunil Gavaskar, tore into India Wednesday, blaming lower-order batting failures, poor bowling and sloppy fielding for the chastening first Test defeat at Headingley.
Ben Duckett's superb 149 laid the foundation for a record-breaking England win as they beat India by five wickets in a dramatic first Test at Headingley on Tuesday.
Rishabh Pant became the first India batsman to score hundreds in both innings of a Test against England as the tourists strengthened their grip on the series opener at Headingley on Monday.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant extended India's lead over England to 159 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test at Headingley on Monday.
Harry Brook fell for 99 on his home ground while the brilliant Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets on Sunday to leave the first Test between England and India at Headingley finely poised.
Local hero Harry Brook defied India's attack with a quickfire fifty but wickets at the other end kept the tourists on top in the first Test at Headingley on Sunday.
David 'Syd' Lawrence, the first British-born black cricketer to play for England, has died at the age of 61, it was announced Sunday.
Rishabh Pant became the third India batsman in the innings to make a hundred before England hit back with the ball on Saturday's second day of the series opener at Headingley.
Shubman Gill marked his first innings as India captain with a sparkling hundred after fellow young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored a fine century against England at Headingley on Friday.
England hit back with two wickets just before lunch on the opening day of the first Test after India threatened to make Ben Stokes pay for opting to bowl first at Headingley on Friday.