India did the unthinkable and played out 131 overs in the 4th innings for the first time in the 21st century.

Sydney Test: India miraculously hold Australia to a draw

If it was a movie, Sydney Test would have been declared a blockbuster. India did the unthinkable and held Australia to a miraculous draw in Sydney as the 4-match Test series remains locked at 1-1 with one game left. Chasing 407, the visitors lost skipper Rahane early on day 5 but in walked Rishabh Pant and turned the game on its head. While he blasted 97 from one end, Cheteshwar Pujara dropped anchor at the other. They both got out in quick succession but it was Hanuma Vihari's turn to be a hero. He dug deep and played out 161 deliveries on literally one leg as he struggled with a hamstring injury. Great support from R Ashwin snatched victory from Australia as India played out 131 overs to end their 2nd innings at 334/5.

If it was a movie, Sydney Test would have been declared a blockbuster. India did the unthinkable and held Australia to a miraculous draw in Sydney as the 4-match Test series remains locked at 1-1 with one game left. Chasing 407, the visitors lost skipper Rahane early on day 5 but in walked Rishabh Pant and turned the game on its head. While he blasted 97 from one end, Cheteshwar Pujara dropped anchor at the other. They both got out in quick succession but it was Hanuma Vihari's turn to be a hero. He dug deep and played out 161 deliveries on literally one leg as he struggled with a hamstring injury. Great support from R Ashwin snatched victory from Australia as India played out 131 overs to end their 2nd innings at 334/5.

Ganguly suffered a minor heart attack on January 2 and underwent an angioplasty and was to undergo a second surgery at a later stage.

BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;has been admitted&nbsp;to a Kolkata hospital once again after he felt discomfort in his chest. Sources close to his family told ANI&nbsp;that he was taken to the hospital for a routine check-up after he felt a little dizzy and there was nothing to worry about.&nbsp;The former India captain suffered a minor heart attack on January 2 and underwent an angioplasty. He was to undergo a second surgery at a later stage but was discharged on January 7. Ganguly&nbsp;was yet to resume work.

Though not a mega auction but the much anticipated event will be held in Chennai.

The Indian Premier League on Wednesday announced that the player auction for the 2021 edition will be held on 18th February in Chennai.&nbsp;Indian players who don't have a contract and wish to be a part of the auction will need to fill the player auction agreement and submit it online on February 4 by 5 pm. BCCI&nbsp;had earlier decided not to have a mega auction this year as they are planning to add 2 new teams by 2022 and want to&nbsp;buy them more time to put their own house in order.

Members of the England cricket team will get 3 days to train for the first Test, after completing their 6-day quarantine.

Members of the England cricket team landed in Chennai on Wednesday and will undergo a hard 6-day quarantine ahead of the 4-match Test series. They will then be allowed to train for 3 days before the 1st Test starts February 5.&nbsp;However, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory Burns, who were rested for England's recently concluded Test series in Sri Lanka, arrived in India on Sunday night and will get 5 days to train, as their 6-day quarantine will end before the rest of the squad. The 4-match Test series marks the return of International cricket in India since it was brought to a standstill in March last year.

Mohammed Siraj and few other Indian players were racially abused on day 3 and 4 of the Sydney Test, for which India had also lodged an official complaint.

Cricket Australia has confirmed that Indian players were subject to racial abuse in the Sydney Test and have submitted its report into crowd behaviour to the ICC. On day 3 of the 3rd Test, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah&nbsp;had filed an official complaint as they were racially abused while leaving the field. Next day, the match was halted after Siraj&nbsp;once again complaint to the umpires of some Australian cricket fans in the stand repeating it. The security had then escorted a few fans out of the stadium. The Australian board however also confirmed that fans photographed by media on Day 3 were not the ones to hurl abuses and investigation to find the perpetrators was still on.&nbsp;

Joe Root led England to a Test series win in Sri Lanka where he smashed 426 runs in 2 Tests.

After a morale-boosting 2-0 Test series win in Sri&nbsp;Lanka, England captain Joe Root is confident that his side will post a good challenge vs India. Root, who scored 426 runs in the 2 Tests, said that they will have to play right at the top of their game to win&nbsp;against arguably the best team in the world in their own conditions. Root also believes that&nbsp;England couldn't have been in a better place to go and challenge India. 1st Test of the 4-match series starts February 5 in Chennai.

ANI has learnt that the decision has been taken keeping in mind the proximity between the World Test Championship final and the final of the 2021 edition of the IPL.

The final of the inaugural&nbsp;edition of the World Test Championship has been postponed and will now be played&nbsp;from June 18 to 22 with June 23 being the reserve day. It was originally scheduled to be held from June 10 at home of cricket Lord's. Though an official announcement is yet to be made, ANI&nbsp;has learnt that the decision has been taken&nbsp;keeping in mind&nbsp;the proximity between the World Test Championship&nbsp;final and the final of the 2021 edition of the IPL. Any quarantine period which the players might have to undergo due to the Covid-19 pandemic is also yet to be announced.
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England cricket team is required to go into a 6-day mandatory quarantine after arriving in Chennai on Wednesday.

The England cricket team which will land in Chennai on Wednesday, will get 3 days to train before the first Test starts from February 5. The visitors are required to go into a 6-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival. However, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Rory Burns, who were rested for the ongoing series in Sri Lanka, arrived in India on Sunday night and will get 5 days to train as their 6-day quarantine will end before the rest of the squad. The 4-match Test series marks the return of International cricket in India since it was brought to a standstill in March last year.

6 individuals from the crowd were forced to leave the stadium after they racially abused Siraj on day 4 of the Sydney Test.

Indian captain for the Australia tour, Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane&nbsp;has&nbsp;revealed why he didn't take umpire's offer to leave the Sydney Cricket Ground after being racially abused. In a chat with India Today, Rahane&nbsp;said that he decided not to go off the field as Team India was there to play cricket. Rahane&nbsp;told the umpires that if they took the guys out who used bad language, they were ready to start the game as they didn't want to lose that momentum. Rahane&nbsp;though added that at the same time, him and the management respect their players and he is always there for his men.&nbsp;

Ever since I've been playing Test cricket, it's pretty much a game here or there. I’m constantly fighting for a lone spinner’s spot: Ashwin

Ravichandran&nbsp;Ashwin&nbsp;who has been India's premier spinner for a decade now feels that he has done enough in overseas Tests to be called the best in the business. During a chat with some journalists on Sunday, Ashwin, who returned from a successful tour Down Under, said that he has been fighting for a lone spinner's spot ever since he started playing Test cricket. Ashwin&nbsp;believes that over the last 2 years in SENA&nbsp;countries, he has done enough to be called the best spinner. The all-rounder added that he has often been judged by his batting skills but to drop him on the basis of a couple of bad knocks wasn't justified. Ashwin's all-round effort helped India win the Test series vs Australia 2-1.

Players arrive in Chennai on Wednesday but will get the first look of the pitch on February 2 as they have to undergo a 6-day quarantine.

Pitch at the&nbsp;Chepauk&nbsp;stadium in Chennai may have traditionally favoured the spinners but new pitch&nbsp;curator V Ramesh Kumar&nbsp;has indicated it to be different this time around. In a chat with the Indian Express, he said that a&nbsp;Chepauk pitch with an English look is being made as he has always believed that there should be an equal contest between bat and ball. He added that though there will be grass cover for it to last for 5 days but there will be runs for taking too. Chennai hosted a Test match way back in 2016 when India beat England but the pitch was criticized for its slow nature then.

Siraj, Thakur, Gill, Natarajan, Saini and Sundar will get a new Mahindra Thar each for their impressive show in Australia.

Impressed by Team India's fightback&nbsp;in the Test series vs Australia,&nbsp;Anand Mahindra on Saturday announced that he will gift an SUV each to the 5 Indian players who made their debuts during the series, and also to&nbsp;Shardul Thakur. He wrote that the reason for this gift was to exhort young people to believe in themselves &amp; Take the road less traveled.&nbsp;Mohammed&nbsp;Siraj, Shardul&nbsp;Thakur,&nbsp;&nbsp;Shubhman&nbsp;Gill, T&nbsp;Natarajan,&nbsp;Navdeep&nbsp;Saini &amp; Washington Sundar&nbsp;will get a new Mahindra&nbsp;Thar&nbsp;each&nbsp;on Anand Mahindra's&nbsp;own account, at no expense to the company.&nbsp;

I had a word with the management that I would bat if India managed to reach a point from where the match could be won: Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja&nbsp;who was seen padded up in the dressing room during India's 2nd innings of the Sydney Test vs Australia despite a fractured thumb, said that he was ready to bat had another wicket fell in India's&nbsp;resilient effort to save the Test. In an interview to India Today, Jadeja&nbsp;said that since it wasn't possible for him to play all kinds of shots due to pain, he was mentally planning out his innings and which&nbsp;shots would he play. He added that the team thought they could even win the match when Pant and Pujara&nbsp;were batting and Jadeja&nbsp;had a word with the management that he would go out to bat if&nbsp;India managed to reach a point from where the match could be won. He though didn't have to bat as Ravichandran Ashwin and Hnauma&nbsp;Vihari&nbsp;batted out rest of the overs&nbsp;to draw the Sydney Test.

As Team India pulled off one of their most historic Test series wins by beating Australia at the Gabba, captain Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane&nbsp;addressed his men with an inspi

As Team India pulled off one of their most historic Test series wins by beating Australia at the Gabba, captain Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane&nbsp;addressed his men with an inspirational speech in the dressing&nbsp;room. Take a look.

Anderson picked up his 30th Test 5-wicket haul in the first innings of the Galle Test vs Sri Lanka and now has the second most 5-fors in Tests amongst pacers.

He may be over 38 years old, but James Anderson is still making batsmen dance to the tune of his bowling. Jimmy put up an extraordinary performance vs Sri&nbsp;Lanka in the 2nd Test at Galle&nbsp;and picked up his 30th Test 5-wicket haul in the first innings. He now has the 2nd most five-fors in Tests amongst pacers, with only&nbsp;Richard Hadlee&nbsp;ahead of him in that list.&nbsp;Anderson eventually finished with figures of 6/40, which are&nbsp;his&nbsp;personal best in Asia. Apart from that, he is now also the&nbsp;oldest fast bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in Asia. The highest wicket taker amongst pacers in Tests, Anderson, is now closing in the gap with India's Anil&nbsp;Kumble&nbsp;who is at the 3rd spot in the overall list.&nbsp;

Despite Indian government allowing outdoor sporting events to be held with 50% spectators, BCCI not to take any risk with safety of players.

Despite Indian government allowing outdoor sporting events to be held with 50% spectators, India's first 2 Tests vs England will be played behind closed doors in Chennai. Tamil Nadu&nbsp;Cricket Association secretary RS Ramasaamy&nbsp;told PTI&nbsp;that&nbsp;crowd will not be allowed for the two Test matches as a preventive&nbsp;measure in view of the virus situation. He added that&nbsp;the BCCI&nbsp;has decided not to take any risk with the safety of the players during the forthcoming Test series.&nbsp;The teams are expected to reach Chennai by January 27 and undergo testing before entering the bio bubble. They will then undergo a week-long quarantine before the first Test starts February 5.

Siraj, who finished as the highest wicket-taker for India with 13 scalps from 3 matches, posted a couple of videos on his Instagram showing off his new car.

India's new pace sensation&nbsp;Mohammed Siraj, who had an impressive Test debut against Australia, gifted himself a BMW car after returning home. Siraj, who finished as the highest wicket-taker for India with 13 scalps from 3 matches, posted a couple of videos on his Instagram&nbsp;showing off his new car.

Carrying a plastic bat, 7-year-old Carter needed to have his shoelace tied during the video call.

In one of the most adorable video call interruptions ever, South Africa's Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith's little son stopped him while he was&nbsp;speaking to the media on Friday. Carrying a plastic bat, 7-year-old Carter needed to have his shoelace tied during the video call.

South Africa will play two Tests and three Twenty20 internationals during the tour which starts in Karachi from January 26.

The Pakistan cricket team trained at the National Stadium in Karachi on Thursday, ahead of their historic Series against South Africa. It will be Pakistan's first home Test against a foreign team after tours were halted following a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team's bus in Lahore in 2009.&nbsp;The United Arab Emirates had been Pakistan's home venue during the intervening years. South Africa, which is in Pakistan for their first Test series there in 14 years, will play two Tests and three Twenty20 internationals during the tour which starts in Karachi from January 26.
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The England and Wales Cricket Board announced a 16-man squad for the first two Test matches against India

The&nbsp;England and Wales Cricket Board announced&nbsp;a 16-man squad for the first two Test matches against India on Thursday. As expected, star all-rounder Ben Stokes and pacer Jofra Archer have returned to the squad after being rested for the Sri Lanka series. Opener Rory Burns, who did not travel to Sri Lanka to attend the birth of his first child also returns to the side. The 4-match series starts February 5 with the first Test in Chennai.&nbsp;

Uthappa scored 196 runs at an average of 16.3 from the 12 matches he played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020.

Rajasthan Royals who recently appointed Sanju&nbsp;Samson as their captain for IPL&nbsp;2021, have traded Robin Uthappa&nbsp;to the Chennai Super Kings. The Royals had picked Uthappa&nbsp;for Rs 3 crore&nbsp;in the 2020 auction but after a poor season, they have decided to trade him&nbsp;in an all-cash deal.&nbsp;Uthappa scored 196 runs at an average of 16.3 from the 12 matches he played for Rajasthan Royals in the 13th edition of the cash-rich league. Since CSK&nbsp;too needed an opener after Shane Watson's retirement, Uthappa&nbsp;may prove to be valuable for MS Dhoni's men.&nbsp;

India did the unthinkable and played out 131 overs&nbsp;in the 4th innings for the first time in the 21st&nbsp;century.

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