Chennai: England held on for the first Test against India. At stumps on the second day, England were 555 for eight. Jack Leach (6) and Dom Bess (28) are at the crease. Captain Joe Root’s double century put England ahead. Root returned with 218 off 377 balls, including two sixes and 19 fours.
England started the second day at 263 for three. Ben Stotox (83 off 118 balls, including three sixes and 10 fours) was not bad. M.A. The Indian bowlers were helpless on the dead pitch at the Chidambaram Stadium. The fourth wicket partnership was 50 off 106 balls. Route then completed 150 off 260 balls. Stotoxin was less tolerant than the root. The English all-rounder hit a half-century off 73 balls. After lunch, the fourth wicket partnership crossed 100 runs. Root completed his double century after Drinks. England captain’s 200 off 341 balls was Root’s second double century of the year. Root also scored a double century (228) in the series against Sri Lanka. Route, which was in bad form last year, has gilded everything it has touched this year.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem was caught in front of the wicket before Root, who had established a total dominance over the bowlers, set foot on a triple century. Nadeem Cheteshwar Pujara handed over the Stotox to the Indian spinners. India came into the picture with the dismissal of Oli Pope (34) by Ashwin, Jose Buttler (30), Joffre Archer (0) and Ishant Sharma. The setback for India was that the bowling line-up did not live up to expectations. The omission of Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammad Siraj was discussed on social media. India’s move to bowl Shahbaz Nadeem as the third spinner, regardless of Kuldeep Yadav, failed. Nadeem is a player who was not in the team at first. Nadeem was injured when Akshar Patel, who was scheduled to play in the Test, was injured.
Only for one hundred and two hundred routes
Joe Root became the first player to score a double century in the 100th Test of his career. He scored 196 runs. Ashwin hits a six to give England a rare lead. Root is also the first England player to reach a double century with a six. He also holds the record for most runs scored in the 100th Test of his career. The route surpassed the record set by former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq. In the 2005 Bengaluru Test, Inzamam scored 184 runs. Root also became the first captain since Australia’s legend Don Bradman to score more than 150 runs in three consecutive Tests.
He is the seventh player to score more than 150 runs in three consecutive Tests. He was preceded in death by Tom Latham, Kumar Sangakkara (four Tests in a row), Mudassar Nasser, Zaheer Abbas, Don Bradman and Wally Hammond. Root is the second captain to score a double century in a Test on Indian soil. West Indies legend Kylie Lloyd is the forerunner. Lloyd’s performance was in 1975.
In 2014, New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum last scored a double century against India. He is also the first foreign player to score a double century on Indian soil since 2010.
Kohli did not give in to the DRS.
India captain Virat Kohli has once again proved that the decision review system reviewing the umpire’s decision is not for him. On the second day of the first Test, Kohli lost three DRSs. Attempts also failed. This was followed by several trolls against the Indian hero on social media. The first two DRSs were lost within five balls. The embarrassment was complete when the third review was wasted on tea.
In the first session, the Indian captain scored two DRS. Lost. R. It was in the overs of Ashwin and Shahbaz Nadeem. Kohli made his first DRS in the 108th over off Ashwin. Called. Ashwin and the Indian players appealed to the LBW against Ben Stokes. Kohli dismisses DRS Called. The decision of the third umpire was also not out. It was clear in the replay that the ball had landed in Stokes’ glove.
In the next over bowled by Nadeem, Kohli again bowled the DRS. Sought help. The DRS was against the route. The Indian players appealed to the LBW after hitting the ball on the left pad of the route. The second review did not work as it was clear that the ball had gone over the wicket.
The third DRS. It was Ashwin’s over. Ole Pope was the batsman. This time the Indian players appealed for the catch. The third umpire confirmed the decision not out after it was proved that the ball was hit in the wrist. Kohli’s DRS The figures underscore that more than half of the decisions were wrong.
Rohit imitating Harbhajan
Interestingly, Rohit Sharma, who played a part-time spinner in the second Test, imitated former batsman Harbhajan Singh.
Shortly before the tea break, Virat Kohli bowled to Rohit Sharma. The bowling imitation of Rohit’s Harbhajan, who rarely bowls, made the audience laugh. Rohit bowled two overs and conceded seven runs.
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