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IND ENG Test Cancelled – England Cricketers IPL 2021: The cancellation of the 5th test between India vs England hasn’t gone down well with some of the England team cricketers and otherwise. Some of them are angry and furious. According to a reporty by The Sun, England believes that Indian team themselves played with Covid rules and were even spotted out and about in Manchester on Thursday, when they were meant to be at their hotel. Sam Curran and Moeen Ali will play in IPL 2021. Whereas 3 people have pulled out.

Five England Test players Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Dawid Malan and Chris Woakes were part of IPL 2021.

Bairstow is scheduled to join Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sam Curran & Moeen Ali are contracted with Chennai Super Kings, Dawid Malan for Punjab Kings & Chris Woakes is suppose to join Delhi Capitals squad in UAE for IPL 2021.

But if report is correct – one of these cricketers is considering to pull out of IPL 2021. All of these cricketers along with India bound players were due to fly to the UAE on a charter from East Midlands Airport on Wednesday. But with the match being cancelled, the date is all set to be brought forward as the IPL franchises are planning to arrange commercial flights for their squad members.

Bairstow, Woakes and Dawid Malan have withdrawn from IPL 2021.

Morgan, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, George Garton, Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran are all set to be available for IPL 2021.

Why some England cricketers are angry and furious with India?

ENGLAND are claiming India played ‘fast and loose‘ with Covid rules the day before the Fifth Test match was cancelled.

Unsubstantiated reports claims that the Indian cricketers even on Thursday i.e day before the match was seen venturing out on Manchester streets while the entire Covid-19 related drama in their camp was getting unfolded. The report claims that the Indian players were spotted in a well-known department store in Manchester on Thursday. The report further says that another member of the Indian team attended a photoshoot.

Every Indian player returned negative PCR tests on Thursday & still they refused taking the field on Friday. England is primarily very angry with the Indian squad as they attended an autobiography launch for head coach Ravi Shastri this month. Sources described India’s behaviour as “reckless” and believes that became the main reason for the positive tests in Indian squad.

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ICC T20 World Cup: This cricketer's 'backing' helped R Ashwin's selection

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NEW DELHI: Midway through the Asia Cup in UAE in 2018, Ravindra Jadeja made a comeback into the Indian white-ball team under stand-in captain Rohit Sharma. “It has been 480 days since I played, so I will always remember this,” Jadeja had announced after the match. Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were deemed ineffective in white-ball cricket after India lost the Champions Trophy final to Pakistan in June 2017.

It has taken four and a half years for Ashwin to rejoin Jadeja in the limitedovers setup. The off-spinner will also play in the UAE, at the T20 World Cup. This time too, it is Rohit Sharma who has had a role to play, TOI has learnt.

Rohit, it is understood, has played a major part in the selection of the team for the T20 World Cup. The board and selectors had sought Rohit’s opinion before the selection meeting and he was insistent on bringing Ashwin back into the scheme of things. Captain Virat Kohli too was on the same page when the idea was floated during the meeting.

Kohli had earlier suggested that doors would open for Ashwin only if Washington Sundar’s performances dipped drastically. Now that Washington has been ruled out with a finger injury, there was a slot up for grabs.

Rohit Sharma's 'backing' helped R Ashwin's selection

Rohit and Kohli both highlighted how Ashwin has been one of the toughest spinners to hit in the IPL over the last two years. The slow pitches in the UAE also played a major part in the decision.

There’s a theory within the Indian cricket board (BCCI) that Rohit, who captain Mumbai Indians in the IPL, needs to be given a larger role when it comes to the leadership group in white-ball cricket. There seems to be a growing imprint of the Mumbai Indians brand of cricket in Team India, just like there was a Chennai Super Kings imprint a few years ago.

The selectors went in favour of Mumbai Indians players while deciding between two players for one spot. Ishan Kishan was up against the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Sanju Samson. Even Rahul Chahar won the battle of leg-spinners as the seasoned Yuzvendra Chahal fell behind.

Ishan’s ability to float around the batting order and his wicketkeeping skills were highlighted by chief selector Chetan Sharma on Wednesday. What he didn’t mention is that these fresh faces from the Mumbai Indians stable are more used to winning the big moments that helps a team prevail in a tournament.

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Manchester is buzzing at the moment due to the presence of two of the finest sportspersons of this generation Cristiano Ronaldo and Virat Kohli in the city.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved back to Manchester United after a gap of 12 years this summer, is currently training with the club and is likely to make his second debut for the club on Saturday at the Old Trafford in a Premier League fixture against Newcastle United.

The Indian Cricket team along with their captain Virat Kohli too have arrived in Manchester to take on England in the fifth test match of the ongoing England vs India Test Series. India are currently leading 2-1 in the series.

As Kohli arrived and started training, Lancashire Cricket Club shared Kohli's photo on their Twitter handle and wrote about the presence of the two superstars in the same city currently. Manchester United responded to their twee writing 'One city, two GOATs'.

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England vs India: BCCI shared a video showing reactions from the dressing room after India's 157-run win against England at the Oval.

India completed an epic come-from-behind win at The Oval in the 4th Test against England on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. After being bowled out for 191 in the first innings, India registered a thumping 157-run victory over the hosts to win their first match at the ground in 50 years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a video of celebrations and reactions after yet another famous away win.

"From the dressing room, we get you unseen visuals & reactions post an epic win from #TeamIndia at The Oval," BCCI wrote.Watch the video here:

"We knew the wicket was flat so we had to put in a lot of effort on Day 5. We tried to bowl at good lengths and we tried to contain runs as we knew the wickets will come," Umesh Yadav said in the video.Umesh Yadav, playing his first Test since December last year, picked up three wickets in each innings and was India's leading wicket-taker in the match.Another player who had a massive impact on the game was Shardul Thakur.

If two quick counterattacking half-centuries were not enough, he came back with the ball to give India two crucial breakthroughs.With India needing 10 wickets on the final day, Shardul sent Rory Burns packing to give the visitors their first opening.

Then, after a masterful spell from Jasprit Bumrah, he returned to take the key wicket of Joe Root - India's tormentor-in-chief in the series, with three centuries in the previous three matches."It feels great. The day I got to know I am playing the game, I planned on creating an impact in this game and create such an impact that I make a useful and winning contribution for the team," Thakur told BCCI in the video.England and India will now face off at Old Trafford in Manchester in the final Test, which begins on September 10.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday took to Twitter to share a video of celebrations and reactions following Team India's epic come-from-behind win at The Oval in the fourth Test against England. India registered a thumping 157-run victory over the hosts to win their first match at the ground in 50 years.

"From the dressing room, we get you unseen visuals & reactions post an epic win from #TeamIndia at The Oval," BCCI wrote while sharing a video. The players and supporting staff were seen hugging and cheering following the win.

Meanwhile, Indian speedster Umesh Yadav said, "We knew the wicket was flat so we had to put in a lot of effort on Day 5. We tried to bowl at good lengths and we tried to contain runs as we knew the wickets would come." Yadav, playing his first Test since December last year, picked up three wickets in each innings and was India's leading wicket-taker in the match.

Another player who had a massive impact on the game was Shardul Thakur. "The day I got to know I am playing the game, I planned on creating an impact in this game and creating such an impact that I make a useful and winning contribution for the team," Thakur told BCCI in the video.

Thakur scored fifties in both innings and he also went on to take two crucial wickets, including that of Joe Root in the second innings which led to England's collapse. India and England will now face off at Old Trafford in Manchester in the final Test, which begins on September 10.

Indian dressing room scenes went viral after the Virat Kohli-led team's emphatic 157-run win over England in the fourth Test at the Oval on Monday (September 6) to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The win for India came 50 years on from their first Test — and series — win in England at the Oval in 1971.

England set 368 to win, were bowled out for 210, although they made a promising start but suffered a spectacular batting collapse on the final day, thanks to a disciplined Indian bowling attack.