Reflecting his storied cricketing journey after the reaching a massive career milestone of 500 Test wickets on the second day of the ongoing third Test against England on Friday, star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin called himself an "accidental spinner".
The partnership of Ravichandran Ashwin & Dhruv Jurel and important runs from Jasprit Bumrah gave the upper hand to team India after the end of the second session on Day 2 of the third Test of the five-match series at Niranjan Shah Stadium on Friday.
Rohit Sharma-led India received a five-run penalty as Ravichandran Ashwin ran over the protected area of the pitch during the second day of the third Test match against England in Rajkot. England to start their first innings at 5/0 on Friday.
The partnership between right-hand batters Ravichandran Ashwin and Dhruv Jurel helped India to 388 runs with the loss of seven wickets at the time of lunch on the second day of the third Test at Niranjan Shah Stadium on Friday.
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar appreciated the debutant Sarfaraz Khan for his attacking approach during his knock on the first day of the third Test match of the five-match series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Thursday.
Right-hand batter Sarfaraz Khan opened up on his dismissal after playing a valuable knock for team India on the first day of the third Test match of the five-match series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Thursday.
The formidable partnership of 204 runs between captain Rohit and Jadeja firmly placed India in control on Day 1 of the ongoing third Test against England in Rajkot on Thursday.
Sarfaraz finally made his international debut, entertaining the spectators with his knock of 62 in 66 balls that had nine fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 93.33
Sarfaraz finally made his much-anticipated international debut, entertaining the spectators with his knock of 62 in 66 balls, with nine fours and a six on the first day of the Test match. His runs came at a strike rate of 93.33.
Notably, Gayle and Sarfaraz have played together for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Between 2015-18, Sarfaraz played 25 matches for RCB, scoring 228 runs in 18 innings coming down as a lower-order-batter.
With his fourth Test century and second in Rajkot, ace India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continued his brilliant run with the willow on his home -- the Niranjan Shah Stadium.