The last time Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamshala hosted a cricket match was twin T20Is between India and Sri Lanka last February. Since then, no cricket has been played on the ground since HPCA decided to relay the outfield and install a new drainage system.
Rohit Sharma's knock of 120 and unbeaten half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India score 321 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. They have 144 runs lead with three wickets in hand
At the time of Tea, India's score read 226/5 in 80 overs with Rohit Sharma leading Team India from the front with a magnificent century while Ravindra Jadeja (34) was unbeaten at the crease.
After visuals of spinner Ravindra Jadeja rubbing a substance on his bowling finger went viral on social media after day one of the first Test between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
A video accusing Ravindra Jadeja of alleged ball tampering is doing rounds on social media alleging that the left-arm spinner is tampering with the ball but it can be seen that he was applying an ointment to his spinning finger.
Jadeja celebrated his comeback to Test cricket after a five-month layoff with five wickets against Australia. His 5/47 helped India bowl out the visitors for 177