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Jos Buttler Says England White-Ball Captaincy Could End Test Career

Jos Buttler said on Friday his appointment as England's new white-ball captain could spell the end of his Test career. Buttler succeeded Eoin Morgan as England skipper in the one-day international and Twenty20 formats after the 2019 50-over World Cup-winning captain announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The dynamic 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman had been vice-captain to Morgan, who cut short his Test career to focus on white-ball cricket, since 2015. World Cup winner Buttler, a star of the Indian Premier League, is a formidable run-scorer in limited overs cricket, where his fierce hitting has helped him compile 4,120 runs from 151 ODIs, including 10 hundreds.

India vs England, 5th Test: India failed to negotiate short ball, had ordinary day with bat, says Rathour

Leading by 132 runs, India's batting came a cropper in the second innings on day 4 as they folded for 245 to set England a target of 378. The hosts then produced a solid batting display and are currently just 119 runs away from recording their highest-ever run chase with Joe Root (76 not out) and Jonny Bairstow (72 not out) still at the crease and skipper Ben Stokes yet to come. "I'll agree that we had a pretty ordinary day as far as batting is concerned.

India vs England, 5th Test: Shreyas Iyer - another short ball, another swift end

The minute Iyer entered the arena after Cheteshwar Pujara fell, the cameras panned to England coach Brendon McCullum. He was seen signalling to the bowlers and to skipper Ben Stokes to have two balls at the throat every over at Iyer, along with a signal to keep a leg slip. McCullum knows Iyer well, having coached him in the IPL for KKR.

Watch: Shreyas Iyer Falls Into England's Short Ball "Trap" Yet Again

Shreyas Iyer is one of the brightest prospects in Indian cricket right now. With great technique, Iyer has been touted by many as one who can flourish in all formats. However, in the fifth rescheduled Test against England at Edgbaston, Iyer has now twice been out on short balls. In the second innings, Iyer was dismissed for 19 by Matthew Potts's short ball. In the first innings also, Iyer was dismissed off a short ball from James Anderson. According to The CricViz Analyst Twitter handle, "19 of the 26 deliveries faced by Shreyas Iyer in his brief innings this morning pitched shorter than 8 metres, a clear tactic from England's bowlers to target him with the short ball, a well-know weakness for Shreyas." Despite, Iyer's early dismissal India's lead went past the 360-mark.

India vs England: India Captain Rohit Sharma Hits The Nets For White-Ball Series

India captain Rohit Sharma has recovered from COVID-19 and the right-handed batter had a net session at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Rohit is missing the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England after he tested positive for COVID-19 during the warm-up fixture against Leicestershire. A day before the start of the 5th Test, Rohit once again tested positive for COVID-19 and hence he was ruled out of the Edgbaston Test.

Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor hilariously recreate their famous Black Ball Final

Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor played out arguably the most memorable World Championship final in the history of snooker at the Crucible in Sheffield, with the final being dubbed the ‘Black Ball Final.’

Steve Davis vs Dennis Taylor: 1985 Black Ball Final hilariously revisited 25 years on

Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor played out arguably the most memorable World Championship final in the history of snooker at the Crucible in Sheffield, with the final being dubbed the ‘Black Ball Final.’

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah's Cheeky Celebration As He Gets Wicket After A No-Ball

Jasprit Bumrah, in his first match as India captain, first put on a show with the bat and then ripped through England's top order in the ongoing rescheduled 5th Test at Edgbaston. Bumrah got the wickets of England openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley, before dismissing the in-form Ollie Pope. Co-incidentally, two of his wickets came off the extra delivery in the over after he bowled a no-ball. He had bowled a no-ball to Crawley, and he took a single, and bowling the final delivery of that over, Bumrah castled Lees. Pope was caught in the slips cordon after Bumrah bowled a no-ball off yet another final delivery of his over and then got the wicket off the extra delivery.

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Jos Buttler Says England White-Ball Captaincy Could End Test Career

India vs England, 5th Test: India failed to negotiate short ball, had ordinary day with bat, says Rathour

India vs England, 5th Test: Shreyas Iyer - another short ball, another swift end

Watch: Shreyas Iyer Falls Into England's Short Ball "Trap" Yet Again

India vs England: India Captain Rohit Sharma Hits The Nets For White-Ball Series

Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor hilariously recreate their famous Black Ball Final

Steve Davis vs Dennis Taylor: 1985 Black Ball Final hilariously revisited 25 years on

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah's Cheeky Celebration As He Gets Wicket After A No-Ball