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N Ananthanarayanan

N Ananthanarayanan has spent almost three decades with news agencies and newspapers, reporting domestic and international sport. He has a passion for writing on cricket and athletics.

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India vs England: Chris Woakes satisfied with hosts’ performance at Trent Bridge

Chris Woakes (3-75) reduced India to 82-3 at lunch after Joe Root had made the tourists bat but Virat Kohli (97) and Ajinkya Rahane (81) put on 159 for the fourth wicket — India’s first century-stand of the series — to take control.

England's Chris Woakes celebrates with teammates after dismissing India's KL Rahul at Trent Bridge.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 19, 2018 07:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Rishabh Pant’s second-ball six leaves Sanjay Bangar reminiscing

India junior coach Rahul Dravid had spoken about Pant imbibing the value of patience during his impressive show with the bat in the India A tour of England.

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Updated on Aug 19, 2018 08:41 AM IST

Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Batting tweaks, discipline helped India turn things around, says Sanjay Bangar

Bangar said the 18.4 overs the openers played out against the Dukes new ball that encourages swing bowling made the difference as skipper Virat Kohli (97) and Ajinkya Rahane (81) cashed in later.

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Updated on Aug 19, 2018 08:41 AM IST

Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane lead India fightback in Trent Bridge Test

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane shone with the bat for India as they finished on a solid 307/6 at stumps on the first day of the third Test against England on Saturday.

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Updated on Aug 19, 2018 12:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: England drop Sam Curran, recall Ben Stokes for third India Test amid raging debate

Ben Stokes, who bowled England to a narrow win in the Edgbaston Test but missed the Lord’s game due to the trial, will replace all-rounder Sam Curran, 20, who has impressed in this series.

England's Ben Stokes during nets at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on August 16, 2018.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2018 10:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Virat Kohli says misfiring batsmen not thinking of failure at Trent Bridge

India are considering whether to play a sixth batsman after trailing 0-2 going into the third Test following batting collapses in both matches.

India's Virat Kohli during nets at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on August 17, 2018.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2018 07:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England, Trent Bridge Test preview: Cornered India battle for survival

India arrived in England with high hopes the world No 1 team will embark on a new era, and dominate major rivals in their den. After losing the second Test at Lord’s by an innings and 159 runs, the visitors are demoralised and must first put up a fight.

Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri have urged batsmen to show clarity and belief, but batsmen seem to be suffering from a huge loss of confidence.(AFP)

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Updated on Aug 18, 2018 12:58 PM IST

Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Half-fit Virat Kohli can be more dangerous, says England coach Trevor Bayliss

Virat Kohli wasn’t sure he will be able to play with his usual intensity, but his presence is vital if India are to bounce back. Indian batsmen were all at sea against world class swing bowling, led by James Anderson, in the first two Tests.

Virat Kohli injured his back during the Test at Lord’s.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2018 10:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: England coach Trevor Bayliss welcomes Ben Stokes after Bristol saga

Ben Stokes delivered an England win in the first Test at Edgbaston before the trial began and is expected to return to the playing eleven. Rookie all-rounder Sam Curran, Jos Buttler or even spinner Adil Rashid could make way.

England's Ben Stokes adjusts his cap during a nets session ahead of the third Test Match between England and India at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2018 07:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Ravi Shastri admits Kuldeep selection goof-up, asks batsmen to show mental grit

India batsmen have fared much below par. No one other than Virat Kohli in the first Test at Edgbaston has hit a fifty so far

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Updated on Aug 17, 2018 11:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Virat Kohli resumes full training as India sweat it out ahead of Nottingham Test

For India, the best news was Virat Kohli taking part in the training session after a stiff back during the Lord’s Test had raised concerns whether he will be fit for the Trent Bridge game.

India's Virat Kohli during nets at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on August 16, 2018.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2018 07:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: England crisis chance for Virat Kohli to reinvent captaincy

Kohli, the world’s premier batsman who swatted away his England Test batting blues, is under pressure to inspire a comeback against strong rivals after going 0-2 down in the five-game series.

On this tour, Kohli set the marker, scoring an epic 149 in the Edgbaston Test, but his batsmen have fallen in a heap, repeatedly.(Action Images via Reuters)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2018 01:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Rishabh Pant likely to make debut in Trent Bridge Test after Dinesh Karthik fails to impress

Karthik has been shaky with the gloves and scores of 0, 20, 1, 0 in four innings are a big let down for a player who opened on his first England tour in 2007

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Updated on Aug 16, 2018 12:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah likely to play in Nottingham, Umesh Yadav misses out

With the third Test starting at Trent Bridge on Saturday, it won’t be a surprise if Jasprit Bumrah’s return becomes the latest in a revolving door policy in Virat Kohli’s 37 Tests as captain.

India's Jasprit Bumrah takes part in a nets session at Nottingham.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2018 12:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Nottingham | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Virat Kohli to ease on ‘intensity’ after back problem flares up

In the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday, Virat Kohli was in pain while batting and struggled running between the wickets. He was off the field for long periods as well.

Virat Kohli reacts before receiving treatment from medical staff for a back injury.(Reuters)

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Updated on Aug 13, 2018 03:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Joe Root promises ruthless streak after Lord’s Test victory

England skipper Joe Root has warned India his team would be ruthless in the remaining matches despite their early 2-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

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Updated on Aug 13, 2018 09:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Virat Kohli urges batsmen to pull their socks up after Lord’s hiding

India lasted just 82.2 overs across two innings in the innings and 159-run defeat by England at Lord’s with the game effectively ending in two days.

India head coach Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli during the Lord’s Test vs England on August 12, 2018.(Reuters)

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Updated on Aug 14, 2018 09:56 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: India crumble against England’s pace test, go down 2-0 in series

England sealed an innings and 159 run win in the second Test at Lords on Day 4, in playing time of roughly two days in the rain-hit game, going 2-0 up in the five-Test series.

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Updated on Aug 12, 2018 10:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: James Anderson becomes only bowler after Muttiah Muralitharan to take 100 Test wickets at a venue

James Anderson became the first bowler to take 100 Test wickets at Lord’s when he had Murali Vijay caught behind for a duck on Day 4 of the second Test between India and England.

James Anderson (L) celebrates after taking the wicket of Murali Vijay during the second Test between India and England at Lord’s.(AFP)

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Updated on Aug 12, 2018 06:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Chris Woakes lords over India, forgets to celebrate daughter’s birth

Chris Woakes, who dismissed Virat Kohli to send the visitors crashing to 107 all out in 35.2 overs on Friday, played shots all around as India bowlers struggled once the ball got old with the pitch easing out.

England's Chris Woakes celebrates reaching a century at Lord’s on August 11, 2018.(Reuters)

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Updated on Aug 12, 2018 05:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Hardik Pandya blames toss loss, defends Kuldeep Yadav’s selection for Lord’s Test

India trail 0-1 in the five-match series and the pounding the bowlers took from Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow made picking a second spinner seem like a questionable decision when conditions cried out for a third pacer.

India's Hardik Pandya celebrates taking the wicket of England's Ollie Pope during the third day of the second Test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London on August 11, 2018.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 12, 2018 05:49 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow leave India staring at Lord’s Test defeat

Despite the first day’s play being washed out and rain curtailing Day 2, the Test hurtled forward. And the hosts were in prime position to seize a 2-0 series lead.

England's Chris Woakes, left, and Jonny Bairstow added 189 runs for the sixth wicket.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2018 11:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: ‘It is good to see Ravichandran Ashwin set up Alastair Cook in Edgbaston’ - John Emburey

Former England spinner John Emburey lavished praise on Ravichandran Ashwin while also adding that wrist spinners have made it tougher for finger spinners.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to bowl during the third day of the first Test match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England on August 3, 2018.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2018 08:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: James Anderson says even England batsmen would have been bundled out

James Anderson captured 5/20 at Lord’s in the second Test against India, his 26th five-wicket innings hauls in Tests that took the 36-year-old’s career tally to 549 wickets.

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Updated on Aug 11, 2018 09:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Ajinkya Rahane backs India batting, blames Cheteshwar Pujara for run out

Ajinkya Rahane said India’s first innings capitulation in the Lord’s Test in demanding conditions on Friday was due to England’s masterful swing bowling led by James Anderson.

England's Alastair Cook (3R) celebrates with teammates after taking the catch to dismiss India's Ajinkya Rahane for 18 on the second day of the second Test cricket match between England and India at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on August 10, 2018.(AFP)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2018 05:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: James Anderson picks a fiver as England bundle out India for 107 in rain-hit Lord’s Test

Chris Woakes swung the ball into the batsman and got it to seam away with conditions accentuating that movement. Virat Kohli, so vigilant against Anderson, seemed unsure and was twice beaten after his soft hands had kept edges short of the packed slip cordon.

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Updated on Aug 11, 2018 12:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Cheteshwar Pujara’s run out nightmare continues

Skipper Virat Kohli sold a dummy to leave Cheteshwar Pujara stranded on one run, providing the debating point as the fresh break of play happened

India's batsmen captain Virat Kohli, left, and India's Cheteshwar Pujara leave the pitch as rain stops play during the second day of the second test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London.(AP)

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Updated on Aug 10, 2018 07:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Clive Lloyd on Ben Stokes - ‘Need rigid discipline when representing the country’

Former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd said Ben Stokes has been forced to learn the hard way as staying out until the wee hours has left him vulnerable.

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Updated on Aug 10, 2018 09:40 AM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Rain washes out first day of Lord’s Test

The umpires had a second inspection well into what would have been the final session of play, which was a mere formality with the sky still overcast and a mild drizzle still coming down.

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Updated on Aug 10, 2018 09:40 AM IST

London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

India vs England: Rain holds up start to Lord’s Test, fans pack in despite bleak weather forecast

More showers are forecast in the next few days, which leaves a question mark over whether the teams will get enough playing time to make a match of it.

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Updated on Aug 09, 2018 04:09 PM IST

London | ByN Ananthanarayanan

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N Ananthanarayanan

N Ananthanarayanan has spent almost three decades with news agencies and newspapers, reporting domestic and international sport. He has a passion for writing on cricket and athletics.

Chris Woakes (3-75) reduced India to 82-3 at lunch after Joe Root had made the tourists bat but Virat Kohli (97) and Ajinkya Rahane (81) put on 159 for the fourth wicket — India’s first century-stand of the series — to take control.

India junior coach Rahul Dravid had spoken about Pant imbibing the value of patience during his impressive show with the bat in the India A tour of England.

Bangar said the 18.4 overs the openers played out against the Dukes new ball that encourages swing bowling made the difference as skipper Virat Kohli (97) and Ajinkya Rahane (81) cashed in later.

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane shone with the bat for India as they finished on a solid 307/6 at stumps on the first day of the third Test against England on Saturday.

Ben Stokes, who bowled England to a narrow win in the Edgbaston Test but missed the Lord’s game due to the trial, will replace all-rounder Sam Curran, 20, who has impressed in this series.

India are considering whether to play a sixth batsman after trailing 0-2 going into the third Test following batting collapses in both matches.

India arrived in England with high hopes the world No 1 team will embark on a new era, and dominate major rivals in their den. After losing the second Test at Lord’s by an innings and 159 runs, the visitors are demoralised and must first put up a fight.

Virat Kohli wasn’t sure he will be able to play with his usual intensity, but his presence is vital if India are to bounce back. Indian batsmen were all at sea against world class swing bowling, led by James Anderson, in the first two Tests.

Ben Stokes delivered an England win in the first Test at Edgbaston before the trial began and is expected to return to the playing eleven. Rookie all-rounder Sam Curran, Jos Buttler or even spinner Adil Rashid could make way.

India batsmen have fared much below par. No one other than Virat Kohli in the first Test at Edgbaston has hit a fifty so far

For India, the best news was Virat Kohli taking part in the training session after a stiff back during the Lord’s Test had raised concerns whether he will be fit for the Trent Bridge game.

Kohli, the world’s premier batsman who swatted away his England Test batting blues, is under pressure to inspire a comeback against strong rivals after going 0-2 down in the five-game series.

Karthik has been shaky with the gloves and scores of 0, 20, 1, 0 in four innings are a big let down for a player who opened on his first England tour in 2007

With the third Test starting at Trent Bridge on Saturday, it won’t be a surprise if Jasprit Bumrah’s return becomes the latest in a revolving door policy in Virat Kohli’s 37 Tests as captain.

In the second Test at Lord’s on Sunday, Virat Kohli was in pain while batting and struggled running between the wickets. He was off the field for long periods as well.

England skipper Joe Root has warned India his team would be ruthless in the remaining matches despite their early 2-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

India lasted just 82.2 overs across two innings in the innings and 159-run defeat by England at Lord’s with the game effectively ending in two days.

England sealed an innings and 159 run win in the second Test at Lords on Day 4, in playing time of roughly two days in the rain-hit game, going 2-0 up in the five-Test series.

James Anderson became the first bowler to take 100 Test wickets at Lord’s when he had Murali Vijay caught behind for a duck on Day 4 of the second Test between India and England.

Chris Woakes, who dismissed Virat Kohli to send the visitors crashing to 107 all out in 35.2 overs on Friday, played shots all around as India bowlers struggled once the ball got old with the pitch easing out.

India trail 0-1 in the five-match series and the pounding the bowlers took from Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow made picking a second spinner seem like a questionable decision when conditions cried out for a third pacer.

Despite the first day’s play being washed out and rain curtailing Day 2, the Test hurtled forward. And the hosts were in prime position to seize a 2-0 series lead.

Former England spinner John Emburey lavished praise on Ravichandran Ashwin while also adding that wrist spinners have made it tougher for finger spinners.

James Anderson captured 5/20 at Lord’s in the second Test against India, his 26th five-wicket innings hauls in Tests that took the 36-year-old’s career tally to 549 wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane said India’s first innings capitulation in the Lord’s Test in demanding conditions on Friday was due to England’s masterful swing bowling led by James Anderson.

Chris Woakes swung the ball into the batsman and got it to seam away with conditions accentuating that movement. Virat Kohli, so vigilant against Anderson, seemed unsure and was twice beaten after his soft hands had kept edges short of the packed slip cordon.

Skipper Virat Kohli sold a dummy to leave Cheteshwar Pujara stranded on one run, providing the debating point as the fresh break of play happened

Former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd said Ben Stokes has been forced to learn the hard way as staying out until the wee hours has left him vulnerable.

The umpires had a second inspection well into what would have been the final session of play, which was a mere formality with the sky still overcast and a mild drizzle still coming down.

More showers are forecast in the next few days, which leaves a question mark over whether the teams will get enough playing time to make a match of it.

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