Amit Shah  

Coach Ravi Shastri defended the Indian side and said the current lot had played better in overseas Tests than any Indian team of the last 15 to 20 years. He also said that the players were "hurt" after losing the five-Test rubber 1-3 and were keen to do well in the fifth and final Test which starts at The Oval on September 7.

BJP president Amit Shah termed the Congress a 'coal-mine thief', accusing the party of indulging in irregularities in coal block allocations

6,000 - Alastair Cook's journey in miles, flying over three continents from an A tour in the Caribbean at 24 hours' notice to fill in as an emergency replacement batsman in that first Test

'Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given everything and there is nothing left in the tank. I have achieved more than I could have ever imagined and feel very privileged to have played for such a long time,' said Alastair Cook

After England defeated India by 60 runs to win the fourth Test in Southampton and claim the five-match series 3-1, captain Joe Root said he was happy with his team’s "exceptional" performance. He also praised Man of the Match Moeen Ali, who took nine wickets on his return to Test cricket.

India captain Virat Kohli defended his premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who failed to make much of an impact on a pitch which helped spinners in the fourth Test against England. Kohli also said England deserved to win the match. The hosts won by 60 runs after India failed to chase 245 in Southampton.

All-rounder Moeen Ali has credited his county form with Worcestershire for his five-wicket haul against India in the ongoing fourth Test at Southampton. The off-spinner took 5/63 on the second day. He had scored a double century and bagged six wickets recently for his county side.

India’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar heaped praise on Cheteshwar Pujara after the No 3 batsman rescued the visitors with a gritty century on the second day of the fourth Test against England in Southampton. Pujara’s unbeaten 132 helped India take a slender 27-run lead.

India captain Virat Kohli is known to change his playing XI in every Test. He has done it in all his 38 Tests he has led in. Now, the streak is likely to end in Southampton as the visitors face England in the fourth Test. Kohli admitted that he doesn't feel the need to change the winning combination from Nottingham.

'It was a medical call. He’s (Jonny Bairstow) not looking 100% fit to keep wickets in a Test match for five days and that was the call that was made,' Root told the media

Since he took charge as India Test captain in 2014, on the tour of Australia, Kohli has not maintained consistency, in choosing his teams. He kept changing his team combination in each and every Test match

'After his poor batting in England in 2014, he would have been under pressure. But he never showed it. The way he has played so far in England has been phenomenal,' Asif Iqbal, who watched Kohli’s century in the opening Test at Edgbaston, said

If Cook misses the Southampton match, it will bring to an end his world-record sequence of 157 Test appearances