Day 4

91dSidharth Monga

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja star in India's biggest Test win by runs

Sarfaraz Khan played the perfect supporting act in a stand of 172 off 26.2 overs with Jaiswal to set up India's 2-1 series lead

88dVithushan Ehantharajah

Ben Stokes unfazed by Bazball backlash as England brace to go again

Backs Robinson to come good in first outing of series, on 'interesting' surface in Ranchi

88dVithushan Ehantharajah

McCullum backs Bairstow: 'I'm sure Jonny will come good'

England coach unconcerned by form of Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root ahead of must-win Ranchi Test

92dVithushan Ehantharajah

Stokes calls for DRS to scrap umpire's call

England captain questions Zak Crawley's second-innings lbw dismissal

92dAlagappan Muthu

Jaiswal explains hunger behind big scores

"I know how important every innings is and that's why I work hard in practice and every innings counts for me"

92dKarthik Krishnaswamy

Rohit and India keep faith in their methods to gain record-breaking reward

They lead England 2-1 having stayed calm in the face of an early onslaught in Rajkot

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Ben Stokes: 'We've still got a great chance to win 3-2'

England captain ignores criticism of approach, while his return to bowling draws nearer

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Rohit's message for bowlers taking on England's Bazballers: 'Stay calm'

Despite the absence of Ashwin on the third day in Rajkot, India proceeded to seal their biggest Test win

92dSampath Bandarupalli

Jaiswal and India break six-hitting records

The India opener equalled Wasim Akram's world record of 12 sixes in a Test innings

90dVithushan Ehantharajah

Stokes considers return to bowling ahead of fourth India Test

Captain fulfilling allrounder status could open up selection for Ranchi and Dharamsala

91dVithushan Ehantharajah

India land the body-blows as England's ethos takes a pummelling

Short turnaround will test resilience after worst defeat of Stokes-McCullum era

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Ashwin rejoins Indian team in Rajkot

Ashwin took the field at the start of the third session of play on the fourth day

90dESPNcricinfo staff

Switch Hit: Rumbled in Rajkot

England took a hammering in the third Test but has it dented belief in Bazball? Alan, Miller and Matt sat down in the studio, with Vish providing the view from India

Day 3

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93dSidharth Monga

Jaiswal's blistering century caps India's day of dominance

Earlier in the day, India's bowling attack roared back to bowl out England for 319 despite Ben Duckett's 153

93dKarthik Krishnaswamy

Crafty Kuldeep undoes Bazball in 12-over spell for the ages

With India missing Ashwin and the series delicately poised, Kuldeep stood up and turned the tables around England

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Duckett defends Root dismissal: Reverse-scoop to slip the same as nicking off

Centurion claims India remain "slightly wary" of England despite 322-run lead

92dVithushan Ehantharajah

Root's reverse-scoop exemplifies England's day of unforced errors

England's batters have spurned a priceless opportunity to pull off another historic win

Day 2

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94dSidharth Monga

Duckett leads charge as India feel the force of Bazball

A sensational century by Ben Duckett, at 88 balls the third fastest against India in India, left the hosts shell-shocked in Rajkot

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Why England started their innings in Rajkot with five runs on the board

R Ashwin was pulled up for running on the protected area of the pitch on the second morning

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Ashwin: '500 done and dusted, now got a game hanging in the balance'

At 98 Tests, he also becomes the second-fastest to the landmark in Test cricket

91dS Rajesh

R Ashwin - a champion at home and India's biggest match-winner

All the key highlights of a remarkable Test career as R Ashwin enters the 500-wicket club

94dKarthik Krishnaswamy

For Ashwin, process trumps outcome in the face of England's risky business

All his experience and self-belief told R Ashwin at the end of day two that the Rajkot Test was more delicately poised than the scoreboard suggested. Here's why

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R Ashwin - a menace at home, and to lefties

A special infographic looking back at R Ashwin's special Test career

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Ashwin withdraws from Rajkot Test because of family emergency

As things stand, India will have to play with only ten men in the remainder of the Rajkot Test if Ashwin doesn't return

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'Relentless in his pursuit for excellence'

The cricket fraternity congratulated R Ashwin on his latest accomplishment

93dVithushan Ehantharajah

Ben Duckett demolishes India demons in match-altering onslaught

Thrilling century included key joust with Ashwin, who tormented him on 2016 tour

Day 1

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95dSidharth Monga

Rohit, Jadeja tons and Sarfaraz's 62 drag India out of trouble on day one

Sarfaraz's 66-ball innings lit up the afternoon but ended in heartbreak after he was run-out with Jadeja seeking a 100th run

95dKarthik Krishnaswamy

Sarfaraz and his abbu live their dream

Naushad Khan has always been with his son on the long and twisty road from school cricket to international cricket

94dVithushan Ehantharajah

Wood's work gives England hope

Without England quick's skill and heart, India might already be out of sight

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90dAndrew Miller

Umpire's call offers vital shade of grey

Ben Stokes has questioned a system that is more nuanced than the binary arguments that follow it

101dNagraj Gollapudi

To pick or not to pick Shreyas Iyer - the big question for India's selectors

The selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar will meet on Friday to pick India's squad for the last three Tests against England

91dKarthik Krishnaswamy

Introducing Jais-ball: contemporary yet timeless

So early in his Test career, Yashasvi Jaiswal has already shown incredible and effortless range in his batting - a product of the Bombay school of batting but also the IPL

89dSteven Lynch

Was Ben Duckett's hundred the fastest for England in Tests against India?

And who was the fastest player to a hundred Test caps?

96dKarthik Krishnaswamy

India brace for Bazball rhythms on a possibly flat Rajkot pitch

If the look of the surface is anything to go by, it could worry India, but Jadeja says bowlers shouldn't "react" to England's batting style

96dVithushan Ehantharajah

Stokes steps up bowling workload but will continue as specialist batter

Test captain eyes return to allrounder status in time for England's T20 World Cup defence

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Iyer left out for remaining three Tests against England; Kohli unavailable

Jadeja, Rahul are part of the roster but subject to fitness clearance; Akash Deep gets maiden Test call-up

96dAndrew Miller

Stokes at 100: England's field marshal quantifies the unquantifiable

Stokes' retreat from day-to-day miracle-making enhances his status in a team that might otherwise still be in thrall

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Mark Wood returns in place of Shoaib Bashir for third Test at Rajkot

One change to side that lost in Visakhapatnam, with Rehan visa issue resolved

97dShashank Kishore

Kuldeep 'enjoying' Bazball: 'It has made bowlers plan how to restrict runs'

He says England's attacking cricket has made him focus on restricting batters as well as taking wickets

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KL Rahul ruled out of third Test against England; Devdutt Padikkal called up

Rahul's absence further complicates matters for India, who also didn't pick Shreyas Iyer for the remaining three Tests

98dKarthik Krishnaswamy

Can India's batters restore the balance of power against England's spinners?

They have done it before but will have to do it with a shuffling batting order finding its feet

100dPTI

Call-up to Test squad reward for Akash Deep's years of toil

Akash Deep recounts the story of his journey from a no-cricket background in Bihar to the highest level

96dVithushan Ehantharajah

Stokes does captaincy his way to set himself apart as England's greatest

Whatever England achieve in India will be as much about Stokes' compassion as his nous

Preview

96dAlagappan Muthu

India vs England, round three: scores level, stakes high

There are huge milestones to look forward to for Ashwin, Anderson and Stokes as India take on England's Bazball once again

England INNINGS		R	B
Z Crawley	lbw	11	26
BM Duckett	run out	4	15
OJ Pope	caught	3	14
JE Root	lbw	7	40
JM Bairstow	lbw	4	3
BA Stokes	lbw	15	39
BT Foakes	caught wk	16	39
Rehan Ahmed	caught	0	5
TW Hartley	bowled	16	36
MA Wood	caught	33	15
JM Anderson	not out	1	9
EXTRAS	(b 5, lb 4, nb 3)
TOTAL	122 (all out; 39.4 ovs)

India BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JJ Bumrah	8.0	1	18	1	2.25	(1nb)
Mohammed Siraj	5.0	2	16	0	3.20
RA Jadeja	12.4	4	41	5	3.23	(2nb)
Kuldeep Yadav	8.0	2	19	2	2.37
R Ashwin	6.0	3	19	1	3.16

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	15	BM Duckett	Z Crawley
2nd	3	Z Crawley	OJ Pope
3rd	2	JE Root	OJ Pope
4th	8	JM Bairstow	JE Root
5th	22	JE Root	BA Stokes
6th	0	BA Stokes	BT Foakes
7th	0	BT Foakes	Rehan Ahmed
8th	32	BT Foakes	TW Hartley
9th	9	MA Wood	TW Hartley
10th	31	JM Anderson	MA Wood

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