Anil Chaudhary, who has taken retirement from umpiring in international matches, has said that the Indian team has done better than expectations in the England Test tour and the matches have been tightly contested.
Former India Test captain Rohit Sharma visited the Oval to cheer the Men in Blue on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's exceptional innings of 118 runs gave India an upper hand after the end of the second session in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy 2025, which is being played at the Kennington Oval in London on Saturday.
With his maiden Test 50, Akash Deep joins an elite list along, Hugh Trumble, Shane Warne, Imran Khan to become the 12th player with a ten-fer during a match and a fifty on an England tour.
Former umpire Anil Chaudhary shared his views on the recent "DRS controversy" which took place during the first day of the fifth and final match of the series, which is being played between England and India at the Kennington Oval in London.
Former India cricketer and current Champions League T10 commissioner Chetan Sharma weighed in on the recent pitch controversy between Oval curator Lee Fortis and India head coach Gautam Gambhir, while also strongly supporting the decision to rest Jasprit Bumrah for the fifth Test.
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Reflecting on the day's play, Aaron said, "I think India are in a good position. The wicket of Sai Sudharsan could have been avoided, but it was a great delivery -- there wasn't much he could have done."
"We said, whatever happened has happened, now we know what needs to be done. The idea was to back each other up every time we're bowling. If something needs to change, we just go up to each other and keep reminding ourselves, and get on the same page with our plans," Krishna explained.
During the first session, Duckett tried getting under Akash Deep's skin, saying, "You cannot get me out in here". In response, although Akash did not say anything, Duckett hit him with a reversed ramp shot to the delight of the English crowd.
Siraj was the standout performer, dismissing England skipper Ollie Pope, world No.1 Test batter Joe Root, Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook. Siraj returned with figures of 4/62, while Krishna also impressed with a spell of 4/80. Akash Deep contributed with a wicket as well.