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YOKOHAMA :Coach Eddie Jones has promised his Japan team will challenge the All Blacks with a fast-paced game for the full 80 minutes when the sides meet at Yokohama's International Stadium on Saturday.
:New Zealand endured an early trial by spin before powering to 201-5 at tea on the opening day of the second test against India in Pune on Thursday after Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra made superb half-centuries.
Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli played a vital role in convincing Rohit Sharma to take a brilliant DRS review during Day 1 of the second Test match between India and New Zealand in Pune on Thursday. The decision spelt the end of Will Young's innings and the video of the incident has already gone viral on social media. Young was caught down the leg side by Rishabh Pant off Ravichandran Ashwin's bowling but both of them did not seem convinced. However, Sarfaraz made a passionate case for the DRS review and he was supported by Virat. Sarfaraz was even heard asking Rohit to trust him on the review - "Mujh par bharosa karo (put your trust in me)". Rohit finally decided to go for the review and the replay clearly showed a spike when the ball went past the batter's gloves.
Wicketkeeper batter Jordan Cox and bowling allrounder Rehan Ahmed have been added to England's white-ball squads for their upcoming Caribbean tour, starting from October 31 in Antigua. Cox, made his international debut in England's T20I series against Australia last month, will fly head home to the UK after the end of the first day of the ongoing third and final Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi before joining the white-ball tour of the Caribbean. He is expected to be available for all three ODIs, but not the subsequent T20I leg as he prepares for the next Test trip to New Zealand.
:New Zealand endured an early trial by spin to reach 92-2 at lunch on the first day of the second test against India in Pune on Thursday, with opening batsman Devon Conway approaching his half-century.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday became the all-time wicket-taker in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC). Ashwin achieved the milestone on Day 1 of the ongoing 2nd Test against New Zealand in Pune. Ashwin, who had 186 wickets prior to the start of the match, needed to two scalps Australia spinner Nathan Lyon in the all-time list. After New Zealand opted to bat in Pune, Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham and Will Young to overtake Lyon.
The Indian cricket team decided to drop KL Rahul as Shubman Gill made his return to the playing XI for the second Test encounter against New Zealand in Pune. Rahul has struggled for form in the past few matches and his poor show in the first Test in Bengaluru did not help his cause. With Gill coming back after missing the first Test due to a stiff neck, the choice was always between Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan. However, with Sarfaraz slamming an impressive 150 in Bengaluru, the team management decided to drop Rahul. The decision left the internet split with fans coming up with conflicting reactions to the development.
Shubman Gill returned to India's playing XI as New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test in Pune on Thursday. The hosts made three big changes on the back of an eight-wicket defeat in the series-opener in Bengaluru last week. Gill missed the first Test match in Bengaluru due to a stiff neck but head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed ahead of the second Test that the youngster has recovered completely. Gill replaced out-of-form star KL Rahul, while India also dropped Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav, respectively. Akash Deep and Washington Sundar replaced Kuldeep and Siraj in the playing XI.