WATCH: Young kid drives James Anderson’s delivery through the covers for boundary; pacer left frustrated
The only person who played the English pacer without any issues at Headingley was a young kid.
The only person who played the English pacer without any issues at Headingley was a young kid.
India succumbed under pressure on Saturday and eventually lost the match by innings and 76 runs.
Although it was funny for the fans to watch, it is not the kind of behaviour which should be promoted in the sport.
It is no secret that many English cricket fans and experts have criticized ECB in recent times for not paying enough attention to Test cricket.
The 33-year-old eventually ended the day unbeaten on 91* off 180 deliveries, smashing 15 boundaries during his knock.
Here is how the forecast looks like for the final two days of the match.
With another century in the third Test, Joe Root has most centuries for England in all three formats of the game.
Fans joked that Ashwin is directly competing with Ravindra Jadeja for a spot in the playing XI by batting left-handed.
Dawid Malan and openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed registered half-centuries, Joe Root registered another century to take England’s lead past 300 at the end of Day 2.
On-air commentator Sanjay Manjrekar was also left awe-struck with Jadeja’s brilliance.
The left-handed batter had a short stay at the wicket and was dismissed for just two runs from nine balls right after the lunch break.
Kohli opted to bat first which proved to be a disastrous call as the team were bowled out for 78 in less than two sessions on Day 1.
The English pacer was certainly delighted with the dismissal with his fiery excitement visible in his animated celebration.
There was reportedly a plastic ball also thrown towards the Indian pacer by someone from crowd.
The sequence of events was repeated in the next over and this time the protagonist was Sam Curran.
James Anderson and Jos Buttler combined to give England three early wickets in first session of third Test.
The Indian captain later went on to clarify that his side don’t care if the opposition has all the key players available or not as they believe that India can defeat anyone.