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Man of the match - Virat Kohli
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Key stats from the last two day's play in Vizag:
246 runs - This is India's second biggest margin of victory against England in terms of runs. The biggest remains the 279-run win at Leeds in 1986. The previous biggest winning margin in a home Test against England was by 187 runs in Kolkata in 1961.
16 - Consecutive Test matches for India at home since they lost one. The run started with a draw against England in Nagpur in 2012 and since they have won 13 out of the next 15. Only once they had longer unbeaten run at home - 20 Tests between January 1977 to January 1980.
248 runs scored by Virat Kohli is the second most for him in a Test match after 256 (115 & 141) in Adelaide in December 2014. It is also the most for an Indian player in his 50th Test, going past Sunil Gavaskar's 234 (13 & 221) against England at The Oval in 1979.
3 - Sixes hit by Mohammed Shami in this Test is the most by an Indian number 11 in a Test. The previous most was two each by Ghulam Ahmed and Zaheer Khan, the latter doing it on two occasions.
4 for 33 by Stuart Broad is his best figures in a Test in Asia. His previous best was 4 for 36 against Pakistan in Dubai in 2012 while it is the first instance of him taking more than a wicket in an innings in India.
4 - When on six, Alastair Cook became the first visiting player to score 2500 runs in Test in Asia. It was the fourth instance of a player aggregating 2500-plus runs in an away continent after Don Bradman (2674 runs in Europe), Wally Hammond (2623 in Oceania) and Sachin Tendulkar (2651 in Oceania).
171 - Balls taken by Cook to reach his fifty, the slowest for him in a Test. The previous most deliveries he took to reach fifty was 164 balls each against Sri Lanka in Colombo (PSS) in 2012 and Australia at Trent Bridge in 2013.
11.60 - Ben Duckett's average against offspinners in his career so far. He has scored 58 runs off 111 balls, getting dismissed thrice. Against R Ashwin in this series, his numbers read: 40 balls, 15 runs, 3 dismissals. In the six innings since his debut innings in Chittagong last month, he hasn't faced a fast bowler.
31.00 - Joe Root's average against pacers in Asia. He has been dismissed five times in 14 innings by the quick men. In comparison, he averages 58.77 against spinners in Asia.
55 - Wickets taken by R Ashwin in nine Tests so far in 2016, the most by any. He went past Rangana Herath's tally of 54 wickets in eight Tests this year. He finished as the leading wicket-taker in Tests last year as well with 62 scalps.
3 - Known instances of England players getting dismissed for a King Pair. James Anderson is the third in this list, after William Attewell (vs Aus, SCG, 1892) and Ernie Hayes (vs SA, Cape Town, 1906). By bagging a pair in this Test, he now has the dubious record of getting dismissed for a duck most times for England - 21.
3 - Indian players scoring 50-plus runs and taking four or more wickets on debut. Jayant Tadav scored 62 runs and took 4 for 68 in this Test. The others to do it before him are L Amar Singh (56 & 4 for 159 v England, Lord's, 1932) and S Abid Ali (66 & 7 for 116 v Australia, Adelaide, 1967).
246 runs - This is India's second biggest margin of victory against England in terms of runs. The biggest remains the 279-run win at Leeds in 1986. The previous biggest winning margin in a home Test against England was by 187 runs in Kolkata in 1961.
16 - Consecutive Test matches for India at home since they lost one. The run started with a draw against England in Nagpur in 2012 and since they have won 13 out of the next 15. Only once they had longer unbeaten run at home - 20 Tests between January 1977 to January 1980.
248 runs scored by Virat Kohli is the second most for him in a Test match after 256 (115 & 141) in Adelaide in December 2014. It is also the most for an Indian player in his 50th Test, going past Sunil Gavaskar's 234 (13 & 221) against England at The Oval in 1979.
3 - Sixes hit by Mohammed Shami in this Test is the most by an Indian number 11 in a Test. The previous most was two each by Ghulam Ahmed and Zaheer Khan, the latter doing it on two occasions.
4 for 33 by Stuart Broad is his best figures in a Test in Asia. His previous best was 4 for 36 against Pakistan in Dubai in 2012 while it is the first instance of him taking more than a wicket in an innings in India.
4 - When on six, Alastair Cook became the first visiting player to score 2500 runs in Test in Asia. It was the fourth instance of a player aggregating 2500-plus runs in an away continent after Don Bradman (2674 runs in Europe), Wally Hammond (2623 in Oceania) and Sachin Tendulkar (2651 in Oceania).
171 - Balls taken by Cook to reach his fifty, the slowest for him in a Test. The previous most deliveries he took to reach fifty was 164 balls each against Sri Lanka in Colombo (PSS) in 2012 and Australia at Trent Bridge in 2013.
11.60 - Ben Duckett's average against offspinners in his career so far. He has scored 58 runs off 111 balls, getting dismissed thrice. Against R Ashwin in this series, his numbers read: 40 balls, 15 runs, 3 dismissals. In the six innings since his debut innings in Chittagong last month, he hasn't faced a fast bowler.
31.00 - Joe Root's average against pacers in Asia. He has been dismissed five times in 14 innings by the quick men. In comparison, he averages 58.77 against spinners in Asia.
55 - Wickets taken by R Ashwin in nine Tests so far in 2016, the most by any. He went past Rangana Herath's tally of 54 wickets in eight Tests this year. He finished as the leading wicket-taker in Tests last year as well with 62 scalps.
3 - Known instances of England players getting dismissed for a King Pair. James Anderson is the third in this list, after William Attewell (vs Aus, SCG, 1892) and Ernie Hayes (vs SA, Cape Town, 1906). By bagging a pair in this Test, he now has the dubious record of getting dismissed for a duck most times for England - 21.
3 - Indian players scoring 50-plus runs and taking four or more wickets on debut. Jayant Tadav scored 62 runs and took 4 for 68 in this Test. The others to do it before him are L Amar Singh (56 & 4 for 159 v England, Lord's, 1932) and S Abid Ali (66 & 7 for 116 v Australia, Adelaide, 1967).
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Jos Buttler set to replace Ben Duckett in Mohali
Jos Buttler looks set to return to England's Test side as a specialist batsman. Buttler, who was dropped as wicketkeeper a year ago, has only played one first-class game since but such is the England management's belief in his ability - and, just as importantly, the modest form of the alternative options - that he looks certain to be recalled for the third Test against India in Mohali.
The man to make way will be Ben Duckett . While the England coach, Trevor Bayliss, remains a believer in Duckett's natural talent, his struggles against spin appear to have convinced the team management that to subject him to further exposure could damage his long-term development. He has scored 18 runs in the three innings he has played in the series against India and seen a technical weakness against quality offspin from R Ashwin exposed in merciless fashion.
There are only two spare batsmen in the squad: Gary Ballance, who was dropped after the Bangladesh portion of the tour, and Buttler.
For all Buttler's ability, he has an oddly modest record in red-ball cricket. He only once reached 30 in his last 12 Test innings (his highest score in that period was 42) and he has a first-class average of 32.07; notably lower than Chris Woakes'.
But the team management have long believed that his problem was temperamental rather than technical. They hope that he will take the confidence he shows in limited-overs cricket into the longest format and will encourage him to play in that same positive manner.
"The one thing with Jos," Bayliss said, "is that if he plays the same way as he does in one-day cricket, I think that's the way ahead for him; red ball or white ball. I think he's starting to get his head around that fact.
"He's in the top echelon of destructive batters when it comes to white-ball cricket, and there's no reason - if he can get his head around playing against a red ball - that he can't do the same and put the pressure back on the opposition."
Buttler's lack of match practice is far from ideal. He played in one red-ball warm-up match in Bangladesh a month ago (he scored 4 in his only innings and was dropped once as well), but it remains an irony that a nation that plays as much and appears to plan ahead as England should find itself in such a position.
This predicament was created by an odd combination of events, though. First Buttler was encouraged to play in the IPL and then, just as he would have embarked upon a spell of County Championship cricket with Lancashire, he sustained a thumb injury in a T20 match against Worcestershire. But Bayliss hopes that his form in the nets can be transferred to a Test.
"He's certainly hitting the ball very well in the nets," Bayliss said. "Yes, we would have liked him to have a hit-out at some stage, but it is what it is these days. We've no time to fit one in. If he does come in I think he'll give it his best shot."
While Duckett looks certain to be dropped, Bayliss remains an admirer of his ability and his work-ethic and maintained that, aged 22, he has time to come again.
"I think he's got a special talent," Bayliss said. "Whether he plays the next match or not, I think he'll play a lot more for England. Every level you get to, you go up. It gets harder and harder, and the step is bigger. Ben's working harder than anyone in the nets to try to fix things up, getting himself into a position that he is confident enough to score runs."
England in India 2016-17 : Jos Buttler set to replace Ben Duckett in Mohali | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo
Jos Buttler looks set to return to England's Test side as a specialist batsman. Buttler, who was dropped as wicketkeeper a year ago, has only played one first-class game since but such is the England management's belief in his ability - and, just as importantly, the modest form of the alternative options - that he looks certain to be recalled for the third Test against India in Mohali.
The man to make way will be Ben Duckett . While the England coach, Trevor Bayliss, remains a believer in Duckett's natural talent, his struggles against spin appear to have convinced the team management that to subject him to further exposure could damage his long-term development. He has scored 18 runs in the three innings he has played in the series against India and seen a technical weakness against quality offspin from R Ashwin exposed in merciless fashion.
There are only two spare batsmen in the squad: Gary Ballance, who was dropped after the Bangladesh portion of the tour, and Buttler.
For all Buttler's ability, he has an oddly modest record in red-ball cricket. He only once reached 30 in his last 12 Test innings (his highest score in that period was 42) and he has a first-class average of 32.07; notably lower than Chris Woakes'.
But the team management have long believed that his problem was temperamental rather than technical. They hope that he will take the confidence he shows in limited-overs cricket into the longest format and will encourage him to play in that same positive manner.
"The one thing with Jos," Bayliss said, "is that if he plays the same way as he does in one-day cricket, I think that's the way ahead for him; red ball or white ball. I think he's starting to get his head around that fact.
"He's in the top echelon of destructive batters when it comes to white-ball cricket, and there's no reason - if he can get his head around playing against a red ball - that he can't do the same and put the pressure back on the opposition."
Buttler's lack of match practice is far from ideal. He played in one red-ball warm-up match in Bangladesh a month ago (he scored 4 in his only innings and was dropped once as well), but it remains an irony that a nation that plays as much and appears to plan ahead as England should find itself in such a position.
This predicament was created by an odd combination of events, though. First Buttler was encouraged to play in the IPL and then, just as he would have embarked upon a spell of County Championship cricket with Lancashire, he sustained a thumb injury in a T20 match against Worcestershire. But Bayliss hopes that his form in the nets can be transferred to a Test.
"He's certainly hitting the ball very well in the nets," Bayliss said. "Yes, we would have liked him to have a hit-out at some stage, but it is what it is these days. We've no time to fit one in. If he does come in I think he'll give it his best shot."
While Duckett looks certain to be dropped, Bayliss remains an admirer of his ability and his work-ethic and maintained that, aged 22, he has time to come again.
"I think he's got a special talent," Bayliss said. "Whether he plays the next match or not, I think he'll play a lot more for England. Every level you get to, you go up. It gets harder and harder, and the step is bigger. Ben's working harder than anyone in the nets to try to fix things up, getting himself into a position that he is confident enough to score runs."
England in India 2016-17 : Jos Buttler set to replace Ben Duckett in Mohali | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo
BREAKING NEWS - Bhuvneshwar Kumar included for the remaining test series ; Gautam Gambhir dropped.....
Squad for the final three Tests versus England:
Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya
Bhuvneshwar Kumar named in squad for last three England Tests - Cricbuzz
Squad for the final three Tests versus England:
Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya
Bhuvneshwar Kumar named in squad for last three England Tests - Cricbuzz
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