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The Rohit Sharma-led Team India are in command of the second Test at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. After putting 399 runs on the board for England to take the game in their favour, Axar Patel struck the first wicket early on Day 4 to get India back into the game.
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However, the wickets kept falling in the opening session of Day 4 with England’s scoreboard reading 194/6 after 42.4 overs at Lunch. But with the proceedings in the middle, former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who was part of the commentary panel early in the day, slammed the Indian skipper.
Pietersen slammed Sharma for being too defensive. The 43-year-old cricketer turned commentator questioned why is “long on back?” while question Sharma’s captaincy. “Look at Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Why is long on back? Why is long-off back? Why is he so defensive straight away when England need above 300? He should keep Rehan Ahmed on strike. He should have been out on the first ball of the day,” he said. However, soon after Pietersen’s comments, Rehan Ahmed was caught leg-before wicket by Axar Patel for 23.
The Indian team going to bed this evening: KP
The 43-year-old former England cricketer after Day 3 Stumps took to X (formerly Twitter) to ask how good England was, adding that the hosts might be worried about the Three Lions potential with the bat.
“How good was England today? Needed 10 wickets and got 10 wickets. Captaincy and team v v v good. The Indian team going to bed this evening, will at the back of their minds, know, the wicket is still good & England will only try and win this game tomorrow,” he wrote on X.
Speaking of the match at the moment, England were 194/6 with Ben Stokes (1) and Ben Foakes (0) in the middle after 44 overs.
