Royal Enfield Factory in India - Oragadam

Royal Enfield Factory in India - Oragadam, Royal Enfield Manufacturing Company. Motorcycle assembly plant in Oragadam, India

Royal Enfield is an Indian motorcycle manufacturing brand with the tag of "the oldest global motorcycle brand in continuous production" manufactured in factories in Chennai in India. Licensed from Royal Enfield by the indigenous Indian Madras Motors, it is now a subsidiary of Eicher Motors Limited, an Indian automaker.The company makes the Royal Enfield Bullet, and other single-cylinder and twin-cylinder motorcycles. First produced in 1901, Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in production, with the Bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle production run of all time.

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3rd T20I : Chahal 6 wickets haul India Seal the T20I Series

Six wickets for Chahal as India thrash England. Chahal became the Second bowler to take six wickets in Twenty-20 Cricket internationals after Ajantha Mendis. 

England 127 (Root 42, Morgan 40,  Chahal 6-25) Lost to India 202 for 6 (Suresh Raina 63, MS Dhoni 56,  Yuvaraj Singh 27) by 75 Runs.


In the Third T20I at Bangalore, England won the toss and  choose bowl first.   India had one change Pant comes in and Manish Pandey  out.

A career-best 56 from MS Dhoni and a 4th  fifty from Raina helped the home side reach 6-202 from the full 20 overs.

Virat and KL Rahul Opened the batting for India.  England removed Skipper Virat Kolhi early when he scored 2 runs.

Suresh Raina joined with KL Rahul for 2nd wicket partnership and added 61 runs from 6.1 overs.

Unfortunately KL Rahul Out with No ball bowled by Stokes. Umpire didnt notice. Rahul scored 22 runs with one six and 2 fours.


MS Dhoni Joined with Suresh Raina for 3rd wicket partnership and added 55 runs from 6.1 overs.

Yuvaraj Singh Joined with MS Dhoni for 4th wicket partnership and added 57 runs from just 4.4 overs.

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2nd T20I : India beat England by 5 runs and level the T20I series 1-1

2nd T20I : India beat England by 5 runs and level the T20I series 1-1.

England 139 for 6 (Ben Stokes 38, Root 38, Nehra 3-28) Lost to India 144 for 7 (KL Rahul 71, Manish Pandey 30,  Jordan 3-22) by 5 Runs.

In the Second T20I at Nagpur, England won the toss and  choose bowl first.   India had one change Amit Mishra comes in and Rasool out.



Virat and KL Rahul Opened the batting for India. Skipper Virat Kolhi scored 21 runs in 15 balls with help of 2 fours and one Six. Jordan removed Virat Kolhi in 5th over. 

In the end,  India might blame their middle-order problems for not posting a big enough total.  Middle-order  Batsman Yuvraj Singh (5), Raina (7) and MS Dhoni(5) did n't score good enough.

  KL Rahul's innings was all the more laudable for the fact that most batsmen found scoring difficult on a slow and capricious pitch.  Rahul returns to form and scored fifty against England. Today KL Rahul had good knock and fired 71 runs in 47 balls with help of 2 sixes and 6 fours. 

In Middle Manish Pandey support Rahul and added 56 runs in 6.5 overs for 4th wicket partnership. India  scored only 144 runs in 20 overs with loss of 8 Wickets.

England Bowlers led by  Jordan's (3/22) and good supported by Moeen Ali (1/20) and Pace Bowler Tymal Mills (1/36) executed their plan well. 

 England would not have expected a target of  145 to trouble them. But it did. Their top order tends to finish games off. Not this time. Middle Order batsmen not accustomed to finishing an innings. 

Nehra Removed Both England Opener Roy(10) and Billings(11) in 4th over. And then Eoin Morgan Joined with Joe Root add 43 runs for 3rd wicket partnership. Amit Mishra dismissed Eoin Morgan in 11th over.

Ben Stokes Joined with Joe Root and added 52 runs in 6.4 overs. Again Nehra got another wicket and dismissed  Ben Stokes (38) in 17th over. Bumrah had Joe Root and Jos Butler bowled in the Last over to seal India's Win.   

 England required 41 off 30 with seven wickets in hand, 32 off 24 wit seven wickets in hand and eight off the final over with six wickets in hand. That India still managed to win was courtesy some sensational end-overs bowling by Bumrah.

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1st T20I : England beat India by 7 wickets and lead T20 series 1-0

England 148 for 3 (Morgan 51, Root 46*, Chahal 2-27) beat India 147 for 7 (Dhoni 36*, Raina 34,  Moeen 2-21) by seven wickets.

In the First T20I at Kanpur, England won the toss and  choose bowl first.  Virat and KL Rahul Opened the batting for India. Rahul  scored only 8 runs and  Skipper Virat Kolhi scored 29 runs with help of 4 fours.   


England Bowlers led by Moeen Ali's (2/21) and good supported by Jordan (1/27) and Pace Bowler Tymal Mills (1/27) executed their plan well. 

MS Dhoni Top Scored unbeaten 36 runs for India.  All rounder Raina scored 34 runs and other batsman are failed to score runs. India  scored only 147 runs in 20 overs with loss of 7 Wickets. 

In the end,  India might blame their middle-order problems for not posting a big enough total.  Middle-order  Batsman Yuvraj Singh, Pandya and Manish Pandey did n't score good enough.

  England Opener gave the explosive start and 36 runs from 3 overs.  Chahal  removed both opener in his first over. Then Eoin Morgan and Root added 83 runs for third wicket partnership.

England Captain Eoin Morgan fired 51 runs in 38 balls and Root scored unbeaten 46 to help to England chase the total.  

England  chased down 148 with 11 ball remaining and lost only 3 wickets.

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MS Dhoni gives up Indian cricket ODI and T20 captaincy, but play as Wicket keeper-Batsman

MS Dhoni quits Indian cricket ODI and T20 captaincy, but play as Wicket keeper-Batsman.

MS Dhoni stands as one of the modern-day cricketing greats,  scoring 1112 runs in 73 T20 Matches at 35.87, and 9110 runs in 283 one-day internationals at 50.89. 

MS Dhoni has stepped down as captain of India's limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January. He will still be available for selection as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the series, though, the BCCI said on Wednesday evening.

Dhoni, 35, had given up the Test captaincy in December 2014, when he retired from the format after the Melbourne Test. However, he stayed on as ODI and T20 international captain after having taken on those roles in 2007.

He was India's most successful captain, leading the team to victory in the 2007 World T20 in South Africa, the 2011 World Cup in India, and the 2013 Champions Trophy in England. Dhoni captained India in 199 ODIs, of which he won 110 and lost 74. He was captain in 72 T20Is, of which India won 41 and lost 28.

Dhoni made 6633 ODI runs as captain at an average of 54 and a strike rate of 86. As captain in T20Is, Dhoni scored 1112 runs at a strike rate of 122.60.

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R Ashwin Named Cricketer of the Year 2016

Ashwin became the third India player and 12th player overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016.

Ashwin followed in the footsteps of Rahul Dravid (2004) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010).

Ashwin was also adjudged the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, which has made him only the second India player after Dravid (2004) to bag the two coveted prizes in the same year.

Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja have also been included in the ODI Team of the Year.

Virat Kohli named captain of the ODI Team of the Year.

ICC ODI Team of the Year 2016 :

1. David Warner (Australia)
2. Quinton de Kock (South Africa) (wicketkeeper)
3. Rohit Sharma (India)
4. Virat Kohli (India) (captain)
5. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
6. Jos Buttler (England)
7. Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
8. Ravindra Jadeja (India)
9. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
10. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
11. Sunil Narine (West Indies)
12. Imran Tahir (South Africa)

ICC Test Team of the Year 2016

1. David Warner (Australia)
2. Alastair Cook (England) (captain)
3. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
4. Joe Root (England)
5. Adam Voges (Australia)
6. Jonny Bairstow (England) (wicketkeeper)
7. Ben Stokes (England)
8. R Ashwin (India)
9. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
10. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
11. Dale Steyn (South Africa)
12. Steve Smith (Australia)

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India Vs England 5th Test Match - India’s 4-0 Test series win over England

India 759 for 7 dec (Nair 303*, Rahul 199, Parthiv Patel 71, Ashwin 67) beat England 477 (Moeen 146, Root 88, Jadeja 3-106) and 207 (Jennings 54, Cook 49, Jadeja 7-48) by an innings and 75 runs

England scored 477 runs in first innings with help of Moeen Ali (146 runs)  Joe Root (88 runs)and   Dawsan (46 runs). Indian Bowlers Jadeja took 3 wickets. Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadev took 2 wickets each.

In Reply India scored massive 759 runs with loss of 7 wickets in first innings with help of  Karun Nair (303* runs),  KL Rahul (199 runs).

England behind 282 runs and started to play 2nd innings in fourth day of the match, England scored 12 runs without losing wicket at end of the time.

In Day 5 England only scored 205 runs and lost all wickets. Jadeja dismissed 7 wickets in Second innings to help seal India victory.  

Day 1: India Vs England 5th Test Match 2016  in Chennai December 2016.

England Won the Toss and elected to Bat first in Chennai. England dropped James Anderson and Chris Woakes . Broad and Liam Dawson comes in.

India have two changes. Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra comes in for Jayant Yadev  and B Kumar.

England scored 284 runs loss 4 wickets in first innings with help of  Moeen Ali  (120*),  Joe Root (88 runs and  Jonny Bairstow  (49 runs). Indian Bowlers Jadeja took 3 wickets and Ishant Sharma took 1 wicket.

England (first innings): 284/4 (Moeen Ali 120*, Joe Root 88, Jadeja 3/73 ) vs India

India 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Parthiv Patel, 6 Karun Nair, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Ishant Sharma.

England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Jennings , 3 Joe Root, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Broad, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Liam Dawson, 11 Jake Ball

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England Vs India 5th and Final Test in Chennai

The England cricket team arrived in India participated in the 5-match Test series. The first Test between the two teams in Rajkot was Draw .India won the next Three Test Match (Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Mohali) and won the series 3-0.

At this stage, India-England cricket match between the 5th and final Test in Chennai Chepauk Stadium tomorrow (Friday) starting at 9:30.

Team Squad :


India 1 M Vijay, 2 K L Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5  Karun Nair, 6  Parthiv Patel (wk), 7 R Ashwin,  8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Jayant Yadav, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Mohammed Shami

England 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Jennings , 3 Joe Root, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Jake Ball, 11 James Anderson

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Indian Test Skipper Virat Kohli climbs to career-best 2nd in ICC Test rankings for batsmen

Indian Test Skipper Virat Kohli climbs to career-best 2nd in ICC Test rankings for batsmen.  He started as the series against England at No.15 position on the rankings table.

Fourth Test match held between India and England in Mumbai. Virat Kohli scored 235 runs and achieve 2nd place in Test batsman rankings.

Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has moved up to a career-best second position in the latest ICC rankings for batsmen after leading his team won by an innings and 36 runs against England in Mumbai.

Australian captain Steve Smith is at No 1, having 11 points more than Kohli. Virat Kolhi hit career-best 235 at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium to help India beat England.

The Indian sensation is now ranked second in the ICC Test Player Batting Rankings, second in ODI and first in T20s – there would be no surprise if he became the number one batsman in all three formats.

Australia captain Steve Smith is in first place with 897 points. England's Joe Root is in 3rd place with 854 points . New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is ranked 4th with 817 points.

Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, David Warner, Pujara, Younis Khan, Bairstow fifth place respectively occupy up to 10-th place.

ICC Player Ranking - 13 Dec 2016

Rank	Name	Team	Runs
1	Steven Smith	Australia	897
2	Virat Kolhi	India	886
3	Joe Root	England	854
4	Kane Williamson	Match	817
5	Hasim Amla	South Africa	791
6	A B De Villers	South Africa	778
7	David Warner	Australia	772
8	Pujara	India	756
9	Younis Khan	Pakistan	753
10	Jonny Bairstow	England	751

 India tops the rankings for Test teams. Ashwin retains first place in the bowlers rankings.

ICC Test Championship

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
India	29	3328	115
England	44	4631	105
Australia	40	4189	105
Pakistan	32	3274	102
South Africa	29	2944	102
New Zealand	38	3666	96
Sri Lanka	35	3370	96
West Indies	30	2077	69
Bangladesh	15	978	65
Zimbabwe	10	48	5

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Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli in 2016

India's run machine Virat Kolhi debut in August 2008 against Sri Lanka scored 12 runs in ODI.In just eight years in international cricket, he has become the cornerstone of India's Test team, a finisher par excellence in ODIs and a dominant force in T20s.
2016 was a golden year for Indian Skipper Virat Kohli. Virat Kolhi, who has scored 2,595 runs in international cricket this year including three double centuries.  Virat's tally of runs in 2016 stands 1215 runs @ 75.93 with 4 tons and 2 fifties in 12 Tests.

In ODIs, Kohli accumulated 739 runs at an unbelievable average of 92.37 with 3 centuries and a strike-rate of 100.

Indian Skipper Virat Kohli scored two fifties and four hundreds in Test the year of 2016. He scored three double hundreds in 2016 against West Indies, New Zealand and England each one.

He scored 200 runs in 283 balls with help of 24 fours against West Indies in North Sound Jul 2016

He scored 211 runs in 366 balls with help of 20 fours against  New Zealand in Indore  Oct 2016

He scored 167 runs in 267 balls with help of 18 fours against  England in Visakhapatnam Nov 2016

He scored 235 runs in 340 balls with help of 25 fours and 1 Six against England in  Mumbai  Dec 2016 and helped them win the Test by an innings and 36 runs. .

Virat's contribution in India's historic 4-0 home Test series win against England in November-December 2016 was immense.

Virat Kohli scored three double centuries in one year and has equaled Don Bradman's record.

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