IND vs Eng: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma spotted in London; The Internet goes into meltdown. Cricket news
New Delhi: As India and England continued their five -match Test series, veteran Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife, actor Anushka Sharma were seen in London. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket just before the England series.Kohli made his Test debut against the West Indies in 2011. In a stellar career, the 36 -year -old portrayed in the 210 Test innings, scoring 9,230 runs, not a highest score of 254. In 123 Tests, he hit 30 centuries and 31 fifties, making him the fourth highest run-scorer for India in Red-Ball cricket.
Among all his opponents, Kohli is the most vigilant against Australia, scoring 2,232 runs. His best came in the year 2018, when he scored 1,322 Test runs – most he was recorded in the same calendar year.India, led by Shubman Gill, lags 0–1 in the series, and there is a dire need to win the second Test, which began on Wednesday at Edgbaston, Birmingham.England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted for a bowl. England became unchanged from the first Test, which he won by five wickets, while India made three changes.India relaxed Jasprit Bumrah, deepening the sky. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar replaced Sai Sudhrasan and Shardul Thakur.When asked about Bumrah’s boycott, Gill said: “Just to manage his charge, this is an important match, but the third match is in Lord’s, a little in the wicket, and we thought we would play it there.”
There was no place for Kuldeep Yadav, in which Gill explained: “We wooed him to play but we thought of adding a little depth in our batting.”England players wore a black armband in memory of former cricketer Wen Larkins, who died on 28 June.England chased 371 on the last day to win the opening Test in Hadingley.Teams:England: Zak Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Bridan Car, Josh Tongs, Shoaib Bashir.India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammad Sirj, Prasad Krishna.
