{"id":4388,"date":"2021-02-13T07:47:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T07:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2021-02-13T07:47:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T07:47:25","slug":"rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>India reached 106 for three at lunch with Sharma on 80 and Ajinkya Rahane on five after India, who trail the four-Test series 1-0, elected to bat in Chennai.<\/p>\n<p>Moeen Ali bowled Kohli through the gate as the Indian captain stood shocked on the pitch for a few moments before walking off amid stunned silence from fans allowed into the ground for the first time since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4394\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-drives-Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Rohit-Sharma-drives-Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews\" width=\"905\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-drives-Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews.jpg 905w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-drives-Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-drives-Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-dailyrapidnews-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Olly Stone had Shubman Gill leg before for a duck in only the second over, but Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied the ship with an 85-run second-wicket stand.<\/p>\n<p>But then Jack Leach took Pujara for 21 and Ali&#8217;s prized scalp of Kohli made India slip to 86-3.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian players were greeted by whistles and chants of \u201cRohit, Rohit\u201d as Indian cricket welcomed back a limited number of its raucous fanbase for the match.<\/p>\n<p>Sharma did not disappoint the home fans as he took on the England bowlers, hitting 13 fours and a six off Ben Stokes.<\/p>\n<p>He swept left-arm spinner Leach for two boundaries in one over to raise his 12th Test half-century in 47 balls.<\/p>\n<p>England made four changes from their opening win with Stuart Broad, Ben Foakes, Ali and Stone making it to the XI.<\/p>\n<p>India handed left-arm spinner Axar Patel made his Test debut and brought in paceman Mohammed Siraj and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"India&#039;s Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"India&#039;s Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rapid News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-13T07:47:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/\",\"name\":\"Rapid News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":480,\"caption\":\"Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/\",\"name\":\"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-13T07:47:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-13T07:47:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c\"},\"description\":\"India's Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test","description":"India's Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test","og_description":"India's Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test.","og_url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/","og_site_name":"Rapid News","article_published_time":"2021-02-13T07:47:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/","name":"Rapid News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png","width":800,"height":480,"caption":"Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/","name":"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2021-02-13T07:47:25+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-13T07:47:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c"},"description":"India's Rohit Sharma neared a century but England hit back with crucial blows including Virat Kohli for a duck on day one of the second Test.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/13\/rohit-sharma-nears-century-but-england-snare-kohli-in-second-test\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rohit Sharma nears century but England snare Kohli in second Test"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/950b57c7996a13e09938c5e45be30a5c","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b833642ff3b2364918fd2b384cafa111bc9b39a668c6435fe2488d01d4ce563e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng"],"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png","featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",800,480,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-300x180.png",300,180,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews-768x461.png",640,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",640,384,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",800,480,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",800,480,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-2":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",750,450,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-3":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",720,432,false],"cream-magazine-thumbnail-4":["https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rohit-Sharma-nears-century-but-England-snare-Kohli-in-second-Test-rapid-news-rapidnews.png",450,270,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22126,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2026\/06\/04\/virat-kohli-ruled-out-of-afghanistan-odi-series-with-injury\/","url_meta":{"origin":4388,"position":0},"title":"Virat Kohli ruled out of Afghanistan ODI series with injury","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Indian batting icon Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan after suffering a hamstring injury, a BCCI source confirmed to PTI. The three-match series is set to begin on June 13 in Dharamsala, with matches also scheduled in Lucknow on June 17 and Chennai\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1330,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/11\/virat-koli-and-anushka-sharma-are-now-parents-to-a-baby-girl\/","url_meta":{"origin":4388,"position":1},"title":"Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma become parents to baby girl","date":"January 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma and cricketer\u00a0Virat Kohli\u00a0are now parents to a baby girl. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli welcomed a daughter, their first child, on Monday at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital. Sharing the news on Twitter, Kohli wrote, \"We are thrilled to share with you that we've been blessed with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"rapid-news-rapidnews-Virat-Koli-and-Anushka-Sharma-are-now-parents-to-a-baby-girl-dailyrapidnews","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Virat-Koli-and-Anushka-Sharma-are-now-parents-to-a-baby-girl-dailyrapidnews.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3402,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/01\/virat-kohli-and-anushka-sharma-name-their-baby-vamika-and-share-an-adorable-glimpse-of-their-baby\/","url_meta":{"origin":4388,"position":2},"title":"Virat Kohli And Anushka Sharma Name Their Baby Vamika And Share An Adorable Glimpse Of Their Baby","date":"February 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli\u00a0became parents\u00a0to a beautiful baby girl last month and the\u00a0power couple\u00a0has today shared the name of their daughter: Vamika. Anushka Sharma took to her social media to share the big news with this adorable post.\u00a0She shared a picture of herself and Virat and we see her\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"rapid-news-rapidnews-Virat-Kohli-And-Anushka-Sharma-Name-Their-Baby-Vamika-And-Share-An-Adorable-Glimpse-Of-Their-Baby","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Virat-Kohli-And-Anushka-Sharma-Name-Their-Baby-Vamika-And-Share-An-Adorable-Glimpse-Of-Their-Baby.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":633,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2020\/12\/31\/nzs-kane-williamson-overtakes-steve-smith-virat-kohli-to-be-top-test-batsman\/","url_meta":{"origin":4388,"position":3},"title":"NZ&#8217;s Kane Williamson overtakes Steve Smith, Virat Kohli to be top Test batsman","date":"December 31, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"New Zealand captain Kane Williamson enters the New Year as the top-ranked Test batsman after leapfrogging Australia's Steve Smith and India skipper Virat Kohli in the latest official rankings issued on Thursday. Williamson, who returned from paternity leave this month, hit a match-winning century in the opening Test against Pakistan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Kane-Williamson-overtakes-Steve-Smith-Virat Kohli-cricket-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kane-Williamson-overtakes-Steve-Smith-Virat-Kohli-cricket-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4204,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/10\/as-pressure-mount-kohli-accepts-failure-in-first-test-defeat\/","url_meta":{"origin":4388,"position":4},"title":"As pressure mount, Kohli accepts \u2018failure\u2019 in first Test defeat","date":"February 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"After losing four Tests in a row as captain, Virat Kohli desperately needs his side to bounce back quickly from their crushing defeat by England in the opening match of the Test series. Team changes are certain for the second match that starts in Chennai on Saturday after the 227-run\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"As-pressure-mount-Kohli-accepts-failure-in-first-Test-defeat-rapid-news-rapidnews","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/As-pressure-mount-Kohli-accepts-failure-in-first-Test-defeat-rapid-news-rapidnews.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1917,"url":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/19\/india-defeats-australia-in-fourth-test-to-retain-border-gavaskar-trophy\/","url_meta":{"origin":4388,"position":5},"title":"India defeats Australia in fourth Test to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy","date":"January 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Rishabh Pant unleashed a Twenty20-style batting assault to fire India to an incredible three-wicket win in the fourth Test decider on Tuesday as Ajinkya Rahane's injury-ravaged tourists humbled Australia with a 2-1 series triumph. Wicketkeeper-batsman Pant swung for the fences in an extraordinary 89 in 138 balls as India galloped\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"rapid-news-rapidnews-India-defeats-Australia-in-fourth-Test-to-retain-Border-Gavaskar-Trophy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-India-defeats-Australia-in-fourth-Test-to-retain-Border-Gavaskar-Trophy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4395,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4388\/revisions\/4395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}