ICC Test rankings: Joe Root overtakes Virat Kohli in batsmen’s rankings after double ton in Chennai
Root helped his team to a memorable 227-run victory in Chennai that kept England in contention for the ICC World Test Championship final. Updated Feb 10, 2021 · 02:09 pm India captain Virat Kohli (L) and his England counterpart Joe Root | Sportzpics for BCCI
England captain Joe Root’s match-winning 218 in the first Test against India has helped him advance two places to third position, overtaking counterpart Virat Kohli in the process, while debutant West Indies batsman Kyle Mayers and Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali made gains in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after leading their sides to memorable wins.
Shadman ruled out of 2nd Test vs West Indies
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10th February, 2021 01:16:30
Left-handed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam has been ruled out of Dhaka Test against West Indies starting from February 11, a BCB press release confirmed on Wednesday morning.
After recovering from a finger injury, Shadman played the first game of the series in Chattogram and hit a fifty. But on day four of the same game, he sustained a blow on his hip which eventually forced him to stay out of the second Test.
“Shadman has been making a good recovery from the hip injury from an awkward fall while fielding on the day four of the first of the two ICC Test Championship matches. However, the BCB medical team has suggested resting him for the second Test until he is fully fit to resume playing,” the BCB release reads.
Bangladesh vs West Indies: Shakib Al Hasan ruled out of second Test due to thigh injury
Shakib picked up the injury during the opening Test defeat in Chittagong that ended Sunday. Updated Feb 08, 2021 · 09:09 pm Shakib Al Hasan in action | AFP
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will miss the second and the final Test against the West Indies with a thigh injury, the team’s management said Monday.
He was unable to bat and bowl in the second innings.
His absence was felt massively when Bangladesh were unable to defend a large 394-run lead.
Kyle Mayers struck an unbeaten 210 as a weakened West Indies won the game by three wickets.
Data check: An epic run-chase by West Indies, a historic double century on debut for Kyle Mayers
No batsman on debut has scored more in the fourth innings of a Test than Kyle Mayers did against Bangladesh. Updated Feb 08, 2021 · 06:19 pm Kyle Mayers was the hero for West Indies | AFP
In what was yet another stunning run-chase in a Test match by an away team in 2021, West Indies created history with a stunning batting performance against Bangladesh on Sunday.
Much like India in Brisbane, a depleted visiting side found unlikely, inexperienced heroes to take them past the finish line. Man of the moment was a debutant, Kyle Mayers. And Mayers is determined not to become a one-hit wonder after a double century on Test debut guided West Indies to an improbable win and arguably one of their greatest of all time.
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