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Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up on his mother’s illness and his subsequent journey from Rajkot to Chennai in his latest YouTube video. He hailed Indian captain Rohit Sharma for going out of the way to help him during the tough time. Ashwin also thanked Cheteshwar Pujara for arranging a chartered flight after he couldn’t find any commercial flights to head back to Chennai from Rajkot.

England Test coach Brendon McCullum, while reflecting on his side’s 4-1 defeat in the recently concluded series in India, opined that the visitors got more timid as the series went on. He admitted that India put England under a lot of pressure, which they could not handle.

England captain Ben Stokes conceded that India were too good for the visitors in the five-match Test series that the hosts won 4-1. The Englishmen began the series on a promising note with a come-from-behind 28-run triumph in Hyderabad. However, it was all India after that. They won the next four Tests, most of them by comprehensive margins.

Team India head coach Rahul Dravid hailed youngsters after the hosts hammered England 4-1 in the five-match Test series at home. Dravid said that players were able to step up and crucial moments and execute their skills to the best of their ability.

England captain Ben Stokes described the Dharamsala pitch for the fifth Test against India as an absolute belter. He said that after looking at the surface they decided to go in with two seamers and two spinners for the game.

Out of favor Team India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has paid rich tributes to Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of his landmark 100th Test match, describing him as a bowler with a sharp mind and someone who is always open to trying out new stuff. While labeling Ashwin as a bowler who is relentless in his approach, Pujara added that the canny off-spinner always endeavors to keep himself one step ahead of opposition batters.

England cricketer Jonny Bairstow, who will be playing in his 100th Test later this week, has dedicated his landmark moment to his mother. Bairstow’s mother is a cancer-survivor and the 34-year-old described her as his driving force and the person that kept the family together through the difficult times.

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has expressed surprise at Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan’s decision to not participate in domestic cricket after being dropped from the national side. Describing Ranji Trophy as a premier tournament, he added that first class cricket is the basic premise of cricket in India

Keeper-batter Ishan Kishan and middle-order Shreyas Iyer, who were recently in the news for skipping the Ranji Trophy despite BCCI’s directive, have been axed from the Indian cricket board’s central contracts list.