Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan fell for 62 runs off 66 balls on his Test debut due to a disastrous run courtesy of teammate Ravindra Jadeja. Ravindra Jadeja He called for a single after playing a drive against James Anderson. Although it was too late for Sarfaraz Khan, Jadeja denied the run after taking two steps.
Fielder Mark Wood hit the target from mid-on, giving Sarfaraz no time to reverse course and return to the box. The right-hander finally had to return to the locker room. Angered by the exit, Indian captain Rohit Sharma threw his cap into the dressing room.
Former Indian spinner Anil Kumble While speaking to Jio Cinema, he claimed that Sarfaraz Khan was dominating the association with Ravindra Jadeja. Kumble stated that Jadeja has entered a shell where sometimes batsmen are not clear in their decision making.
Anil Kumble expresses his opinion on Sarfaraz Khan’s exhaustion
Anil Kumble said: “Sarfaraz dominated that association. Jadeja, I thought he had gone into a shell, that sometimes creates a mentality where you are not clear about making decisions. And maybe that was one of the reasons and possibly I overlooked my bad luck of missing out on my debut because I missed out on my debut. But at least he got 65 (Sarfaraz scored 62) more.”
Sarfaraz Khan reached the fifty-run mark in just 48 balls and equaled Hardik Pandya’s record by scoring the second-fastest Test half-century by an Indian batsman. Sarfaraz also added 77 runs off 110 balls along with Ravindra Jadeja and gave an aggressive boost to the Indian innings.
India was able to finish day 1 of the third Test match with a score of 326/5. Indian batsmen Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav are unbeaten at the crease with 110 and 1 run respectively. However, the start of the day was like a nightmare for the hosts as they lost three wickets in just 33 runs.
Indian batsmen like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, who were centurions in the second Test match, were dismissed cheaply for 10 and 0 runs. Jaiswal scored a double hundred in the Vizag Test, while Gill scored a hundred in the second innings. Rajat Patidar too could not do much and returned to the dressing room after scoring 9 runs.
However, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja rose to the occasion and added 204 runs off 329 balls for the fourth wicket. Sharma scored his 13th Test hundred and smashed 14 fours and three sixes in his 131-run innings.
Mark Wood was the most successful England bowler on Day 1 and finished the day taking 3 wickets. 1 wicket went to Tom Hartley.
India would look to extend their overnight score to a huge first innings total and strengthen their place in the match. The five-match series is currently tied 1-1 and the hosts will hope to continue the winning momentum and gain an advantage in the series by winning the third Test.
India won the second Test match by 106 runs, while England achieved a remarkable victory in the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs.
