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Virat Kohli Can Surpass Sachin Tendulkar Sunil Gavaskar In Test Series Against England

Virat Kohli can surpass Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar in Test series against England

When the Indian team will take the field against England in the upcoming Test series, skipper Virat Kohli will be on the verge of many milestones in his career. Kohli had dominated the last home series in England in 2016 and he will be eager to repeat his batting form come the February 05 when the first Test is scheduled to begin at the M.A.Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

Kohli is at the number sixth position among the Indian batsmen who have scored more runs against the Englishmen on Indian soil and if he starts the series in great nick he can surpass many on the list that includes the batting greats such as Sachin Tendulkar, Vijay Manjrekar, Gundappa Viswanath. Kohli has a real chance to go as far as the top of the list of the run-getters which is currently dominated by Sunil Gavaskar who has amassed 1331 runs in 22 matches, while Kohli has 843 runs from nine games against England at home.

Notably, Cheteshwar Pujara does not lag far behind Kohli in terms of the number of runs against England at home and has scored 839 runs in 9 matches.

Kohli will be making his comeback as he was out on paternity leave during the latter half of the Test series against Australia and he will be eager to get back in the groove from the first Test. In the last Test he played against Australia in Adelaide, he looked in good touch and only a run-out could deny him a century in the opening Test of the series.

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WATCH: Karthik’s men celebrate to “Vaathi Coming” after Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win

Dinesh Karthik led Tamil Nadu celebrated their second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win to “Vatthi Coming” a song from the new Amazon Prime movie of Vijay Sethupathi called Master. This was the first title win for Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after they won the inaugural edition in 2006-07 under the captaincy of Karthik itself. The video of the victory dance was uploaded by an account of ‘Srini Mama’, a popular Twitter user. In the video, the TN team members could be seen dancing to the tune of the song as Karthik instructs them to. The Tamil Nadu team defeated Baroda in the final by seven wickets at the Sardar Patel Stadium, in what turned out to be a one-sided affair. Chasing a target of 121, the Tamil Nadu team went cautious early on and then with Baba Aparajith anchoring the innings, Karthik and Shahrukh Khan led then to the win with quickfire runs at the end, finishing the match with two runs remaining. Baroda, which reached to the finals was never expected to make it and the Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal lauded the team for their brave campaign. Baroda defeated big teams like Haryana and Punjab in the knockout and Gujarat at the group stage even after their full-time captain Krunal Pandya had to leave in between after his father's death.

Virat Kohli's baby girl makes Instagram debut on Anushka's account

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have for the first time made public the picture of their first child. It was Anushka who took to his Instagram account to share a picture of the power couple with their baby girl. Earlier this month on January 11, the couple announced the birth of their first child. Then Virat Kohli had tweeted: "We are thrilled to share with you that we have been blessed with a baby girl this afternoon. We thank you all for your love, prayers and good wishes. Anushka and the baby are both healthy and we are feeling beyond blessed to start this new chapter of our lives. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time." Kohli came back to India on paternity leave to be with his wife who is a Bollywood star in mid of the series against Australia.

IND vs ENG 1st Test: Curator to roll out 'sporting' pitch with English look

As the time is nearing for the much-awaited Test series between India and England, there has been a lot of hype about the nature of pitches, especially at the Chepauk in Chennai. The curator of M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai has said that the pitch will be a sporting one and will assist all aspects of the game. He has said that pacers will get help on the first day, followed by batsmen’s days on the second and fourth day and it will start crumbling to help spinners on the fourth and fifth day. "We are working to get a sporting wicket. It will be a typical Chepauk pitch with an English look. It will work for all three departments. It will be a keen contest between bat and ball. First day, there will be something for the fast bowlers. Second and third days will favour batsmen. Fourth day onwards there will be wear and tear and support for the spinners,” curator V Ramesh Kumar, who will be making his debut as a curator of Test pitch said to ESPNcricinfo. The last Test between these two sides in India was also at the same ground, and it had thrown up different sets of numbers as the game progressed. Both England and India made merry with the bat in the first innings, while Indian spinners, in particular, Ravindra Jadeja bowled exceedingly well on a day five pitch to help India win the game by an innings.

IND vs ENG | BCCI to allow fans back in stadium in 3rd Test at Sardar Patel stadium: Report

The Board for Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is mulling allowing fans into the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium at Motera near Ahmedabad where the third and fourth Test between India and Egland are scheduled to take place. As per a report in The Indian Express, BCCI along with the Gujarat Cricket Association is exploring the possibility of accommodating up to 50 per cent of the ground’s seating capacity which is 1,10,000. “As the seating capacity is more than a lakh, the GCA can easily accommodate 50 per cent crowds for the third and fourth Tests. The Government has allowed sports stadiums to run with 50 per cent capacity so it has been decided to allow fans for the matches in Ahmedabad. The media will also be able to cover the game from the stadium,” The Indian Express quoted an unnamed source in the BCCI as saying. If BCCI successfully rolls out this move it will be for the first time since the pandemic that cricket fans will be able to see the action from close quarters on Indian soil. The third Test against England is a Day-Night Test and coincidentally the last Test match played on Indian pitches was also a day-night affair between the hosts India and Bangladesh.