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Surrey won the County Championship for the 21st time and with a game to spare after beating Yorkshire by 10 wickets at The Oval on Thursday.

Laxman and Kapil Dev feel England will struggle due to their weak spin attack.

Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat on Thursday created a rare record as he became the first Indian cricketer to miss the most number of Test matches in the history of the game. The 31-year-old was named in India XI for the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

An unstoppable Will Jacks stole the limelight on Thursday after he slammed a 25-ball ton during a pre-season T10 match against Lancashire in Dubai. Playing for Surrey, Will scored 105 runs off 30 balls that included 8 boundaries and 11 sixes as he took the Lancashire bowlers to the cleaners.

The England cricket team led by Alastair Cook arrived on Wednesday from Bangladesh to engage hosts India in a five-Test series commencing at Rajkot on November 9.

The Indian cricket team has a terrific chance to take an unassailable 2-0 lead over England in the best-of-five Test series with conditions in Mohali, which is the venue for the third match, expected to assist spin.

He had manifested that moment in his mind by visualising it over a 1000 times and when it finally happened after 12 long years of wait, Jaydev Unadkat was both relieved and delighted after Zakir Hasan became his maiden Test wicket.

16 years ago on this day, West Indies great Brian Lara became the first, and thus far the only, batsman to score 400 runs in a single innings in Test cricket. With West Indies staring at a whitewash at home against England, captain Lara scored an unbeaten 400 off 582 balls to set his side on their way to a draw in the fourth Test in Antigua.

The red ball is not just a vital feature of Jaydev Unadkat's sporting existence. It is an emotion which once broke his heart. Now, the process of healing can begin.

Former England skipper Allan Lamb, who represented the Three Lions in 79 Tests and 122 ODIs, believes Cook's side will not have it easy as the series heads to Visakhapatnam for the second game.

The England Test captain is under considerable pressure to hand over the crown to Joe Root and Cook admitted that the Yorkshireman was ready for the job.

Former India star batsman VVS Laxman prefers all-rounder Hardik Pandya over Karun Nair in the playing XI for the first Test match against England, considering his all-round skill sets.

Not since 1954 has an English cricket team come back from 0-2 to draw a Test series but Alastair Cook can look to his last two Tests trips to the Wankhede Stadium as inspiration for his team that trails 0-2 in the series.

R Ashwin would be relishing chops the prospect of a vulnerable batting line-up and if the Bangladesh series is anything to go by, England will be in for a tough time.

Jaydev Unadkat is a left-arm pacer who has been playing cricket for over a decade. He has been in the cricketing world for a very long time, and has finally received his chance to make a comeback to the test cricket world. Jaydev has been in the domestic circuit for a while, and has worked hard to improve his skills and make a comeback to the test cricket world. He has led his team to a number of titles, and is currently the highest wicket-taker for his team in the 2019/2020 Ranji Trophy season. Jaydev is also the highest wicket-taker for his team in the Duleep Trophy season.

The marathon training and net practice session at the Brabourne Stadium lasted for close to four hours with all the 16 members of the squad taking part in it even though the session was "an optional" one.

India romp home by 8 wickets, lead series 2-0.

A lot of professional players have come out in the open about having to cope with the pressure and stress that invariably accompany fame and glory of international cricket. A few like Aussie cricketers Glenn Maxwell, Will Pucovski and Nic Maddinson have approached their cricket boards to seek help.

As India beat England by 8 wickets in the third Test, TOI Sports takes you through the different passages of play from the Day 4 of India's third Test against England at Mohali.