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India vs England: All-round hosts coast to innings win inside three days in 4th Test, qualify for WTC final
• 4 years agoAll India needed was a draw to enter the WTC final but Axar Patel, in company of R Ashwin, literally blew England away in a session-and-half for a paltry 135 in 54.5 overs to complete a 3-1 rout
Highlights, India vs England, 4th Test at Ahmedabad, Day 2, Full Cricket Score: Pant, Sundar help hosts take 89-run lead at stumps
Firstcricket Staff • 4 years agoIndia vs England Live Score: Get latest cricket score and live updates, ball by ball commentary of Ind vs Eng 4th Test match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera.
India vs England: Enjoyed Joe Root's dismissal as I set him up with away going deliveries, says Mohammed Siraj
• 4 years agoRoot was trapped leg before the wicket by Siraj, who bowled a beautiful inswinger which would have hit the middle and leg stump.
India vs England: Hosts lose Shubham Gill after R Ashwin, Axar Patel spin visitors out for 205 on Day 1
• 4 years agoAfter five innings, England crossed the 200-run mark but a total of 205 in 75.5 overs was certainly not what Joe Root had expected when he called it right at the toss on a day which would have ideally been best for batting.
India vs England: Joe Root says Motera pitch similar to one in third Test, but important for visitors to learn from defeats
• 4 years agoThe Motera pitch, which is scheduled to host the fourth Test starting Thursday, attracted plenty of criticism after the third Test ended in an Indian victory inside two days.
India vs England: Zak Crawley says fourth Test pitch will be 'slightly easier' for batsmen
• 4 years agoQuizzed whether batting will be easier in the final Test as it will be a red ball game again, he answered in affirmative.
India vs England: Ajinkya Rahane insists fourth Test pitch will be similar to the one used in last two games
• 4 years agoRahane additionally shed his reticence when asked to respond to the criticism from former England players that the pitches have not been ideal
India vs England: Chepauk, Motera two of 'the hardest pitches I've kept on,' says visitors' Ben Foakes
• 4 years agoIndia have put England on the mat with a couple of tracks which aided the home spinners as Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel ran riot, giving India a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
India vs England: Nathan Lyon slams Motera pitch critics, says 'everyone seems to start crying' when the ball starts spinning
• 4 years agoLyon, who had scripted an incredible journey from being a pitch curator to one of the greatest off-spinners, said he would like to get the Ahmedabad curator to Sydney Cricket Ground.
India vs England: Visitors' batting coach Jonathan Trott says it would be disservice for them to solely blame Motera pitch
• 4 years agoTrott didn't want to get into the blame game and said things could have been different if England would have batted well in the first innings.