Alastair Cook  

From Biplab Deb blaming Manik Sarkar for Tripura's terrible condition to Alastair Cook's final match, here's news from across the country on My Nation in 100 seconds.

London: England opener Alastair Cook scored a century in his last Test innings at The Oval, against India. After his knock on the fourth day of the fifth Test, he said that he wants to bow out of international cricket with a 4-1 series win which will be “special” against the top-ranked Indian side.

England captain Joe Root wants to wrap up the five-Test series against India 4-1 by winning the fifth and final Test at The Oval in London. He wants to send a "really strong statement" by defeating the top-ranked Test side with a convincing margin. It is also Alastair Cook’s final game and Root wants to make it a winning farewell for the opener.

England opener Alastair Cook, who will retire from international cricket after the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval this week, said it was time to embrace T20s and not be "scared" of the format. The former captain also reflected on his illustrious career.

The Oval Test will incidentally be former skipper and England's highest run-scorer Alastair Cook's farewell game for his country.

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