On This Day: February 5, 1990 - Birth of India Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of India's leading fast bowlers during the last few years having represented the country in 21 Tests, 114 ODIs and 43 T20Is.

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England Wins Toss And Will Bat 1st In 1st Test Against India

England cricket captain Joe Root celebrated his 100th test match by winning the toss and deciding to bat in the first of four cricket tests against India which could decide the world test championhip.

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India vs England: Axar Patel's Injury Adds to Kuldeep Yadav's Woes as Spinner Finds No Place in XI

Like Axar, Kuldeep too would have likely been in line to start but India were forced to make late changes. It meant Kuldeep, yet again, found no place in the XI.

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India vs England: Star of Series Down Under, Mohammad Siraj Excluded from First Test Playing XI

Call it rotation of players or a move to go with the senior pros, pacer Mohammad Siraj, who was India's highest wicket-taker from the Australia series, was left out of the playing XI for the first Test against England. Skipper Virat Kohli and team management went in with a rather strange-looking team, where Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah did make a comeback, and three spinners -- R Ashwin, Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar were preferred.

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India vs England 1st Test: England Opt to Bat First, Still No Place for Kuldeep Yadav in India XI

India went with five bowlers, and there was still no place for Kuldeep Yadav. Washington Sundar, R Ashwin and Shahbaz Nadeem are India's spinners

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India vs England: Jofra Archer vs Indian Batsmen, R Ashwin vs Joe Root - Contests to Look Forward to

As India and England square off in the first Test of what promises to be a keen and engrossing series, these are some fascinating contests within the contest to look forward to:

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India vs England: Injured Axar Patel Out of First Test; Rahul Chahar and Shahbaz Nadeem Added to Squad

India all-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the first Test against England in Chennai after complaining of pain in his left knee. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, and legspinner Rahul Chahar have been added to India's squad.

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