England spinners Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley dominated proceedings on the second day of the fourth Test but Yashasvi Jaiswal's 73 and an unbroken 42-run partnership between Dhruv Jurel (30) and Kuldeep Yadav helped India stage a partial comeback
In the match, Sarfaraz played a highly-attacking game, taking the spinners to attack. In the first innings, he scored 62 in 66 balls, with nine fours and a six. In the second innings, he scored 68* in 72 balls, with six fours and three sixes.
Adil Rashid hailed the contribution of bowlers which allowed Sharjah Warriors to clinch a remarkable win over the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the race to reach the ILT20 season 2 playoffs.
As the England squad touched base in India for a five-match Test series, hoping to reverse their record of not winning a red-ball series against the Asian giants in 12 years, few would have thought that their spinners would not only out-bowl the likes of Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar
The second Test between 'Bazball' and India spinners will begin in Visakhapatnam on Friday, with hosts finding themselves in a similar position as they did almost four years ago.
Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel made England spinners toil hard in the third session, giving India a complete at the end of Day 2 of the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday.
England's 'bazball' is set to face its biggest challenge as they gear up to face India on a likely spinning surface which promises to test the batters' technique to its maximum potential.
Ahead of the first Test match between India and England on Thursday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, the visitors announced their first eleven. Meanwhile, English bowler Tom Hartley is set to make his Test debut.
Pakistan avoided a clean sweep in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand with a dominant display with the ball and clinching a 42-run victory at the Hagley Oval.
The Royals maintained their 100 per cent record with their third consecutive victory, while the Super Kings remain winless after four matches. Unlike in previous matches at Boland Park where the spinners have dominated, it was the Royals seamers that set up this win.