The Men in Blue are hosting England in the second of the five-match Test series at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. With England needing more than 150 runs and the hosts eyeing to level the series with just three wickets, the game is turning out to be a thriller.
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However, the visitors needing more than 300 runs early on Day 4 and India needing 9 wickets, just at the close of the opening session, Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin was seen engaging in a verbal exchange with Jonny Bairstow. The incident unfolded just at the stroke of lunch after pacer Jasprit Bumrah trapped Bairstow LBW.
However, the on-field umpire raised his finger, Bairstow opted for a review with the DRS confirming his wicket. Just when he was making his way back into the stands, Ashwin erupted in an animated celebration and showed an aggressive attempt in front of Bairstow, with the latter also dropping in a few words.
Watch video of Ashwin-Bairstow exchange here:
While the Indian veteran is just a wicket away to join the elite 500 wickets club, the visitors needed 205 runs going into lunch on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test in Vizag.