Indian ace Ravichandran Ashwin took three for 68, while Ravindra Jadeja took three for 88 as England were bowled out for 246 in their first innings. India, in response, scored 119/1 in 23 overs.
On the first day of the first Test in Hyderabad, 365 runs were scored and 11 wickets fell. Jack Leach dismissed Rohit Sharma with India on 80 to give them a jolt before the end of the day. Jaiswal played an attacking innings, giving India an advantage at stumps.
Ravichandran Ashwin was at his best from day one and the pitch changed from the first session. He and Ravindra Jadeja took England from 55 unbeaten to 60 for three in the blink of an eye.
Joe Root (29 off 60) and Jonny Bairstow (37 off 58) then added a 61-run stand to take the team to 212. India dismissed Root and Bairstow in quick succession and they returned to the game. However, captain Ben Stokes played a counter-attacking knock and along with his tail scored most of the team’s runs.
He first added 18 runs with Rehan Ahmed (13 off 18) and then added a crucial 38 runs with debutant Tom Hartley, who scored 23 off 24 deliveries. Mark Wood also contributed 11 off 24 deliveries to bring the score closer to 250. England were eventually bowled out for 246 and Stokes fell for 70. Ashwin, in his post-match interaction, spoke about the pitch and how it behaved throughout the entire match phase. game. .
The tone turned and became slow: Ravichandran Ashwin
“The first session was quite interesting, maybe there was a little bit of humidity. Due to the initial humidity, there was enough speed on the field in the first session. Then he slowed down. The ball that spun… didn’t have enough speed to reach the defenders. You need to mix your pace and be extremely consistent to not give runs on this pitch,” Ashwin said.
He further praised Rohit and Jaiswal for giving India a quick start and was hopeful that one of the Indian batsmen would play a big knock and help the team gain a big lead.
“I think 240 was a very, very good competitive total. When we left the field, I thought it was probably going to be 30 or 40 more runs than we would have liked. The exit that Jaiswal and Rohit gave us is making us breathe a little easier. Someone who wins a hundred tomorrow will put us in the driving seat,” added the veteran Indian spinner.
Ashwin started the test match with 490 wickets and now he is just 7 wickets away from reaching 500 wickets in test cricket. He is also getting closer to taking 100 wickets against England. He now has 91 wickets against the visitors and is nine short of becoming the only Indian bowler with 100 or more wickets against England.
Ashwin also praised young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. He is just playing his fifth Test match and his first against England. The left-hander took England’s attack by surprise. He was especially very offensive against the spinners. In no time he scored an unbeaten 76 off 70 balls, including nine fours and three sixes.
“Someone breaks the system, he has no excess baggage, he had a great time in the IPL, he had a wonderful start to his first-class cricket. He literally he hasn’t put a foot wrong. He came into Test cricket and took to it like a fish to water. His carefree approach allows him to make some wonderful shots. I’m enjoying it quite a bit. Sometimes I get the feeling that when he is batting, I see Rishabh Pant there. They both bat similarly to the left-arm spinner. Jaiswal has a lot of shots, his range is quite wide and his brave approach right now is serving him very well,” Ashwin said about Jaiswal.
Ravindra Jadeja took two three for 88, while Axar Patel took 2/33. Jasprit Bumrah took the wicket of Rehan Ahmed and captain Ben Stokes.
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