India captain Rohit Sharma could afford a smile on his face after Shreyas Iyer took a sensational catch to dismiss birthday boy Zak Crawley, who was going big guns in the second session on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against England.
Crawley was looking to tear into the India bowling attack, having scored 66 off just 51 balls, post Lunch, but Rohit’s move to get Axar Patel into the attack after the 20-over mark paid immediate dividends.
India were a bit more relaxed after seeing the back of Zak Crawley and Joe Root, who was removed by Jasprit Bumrah shortly after. It was reflected in the body language of captain Rohit Sharma. The India skipper was in a bit of a dilemma on whether to take a review after a Jasprit Bumrah yorker hit Jonny Bairstow on his pads. | IND v ENG, 2nd Test Day 2 Scorecard |
Jasprit Bumrah was eyeing two in two, and he went in appeal. However, Rohit Sharma consulted with wicketkeeper KS Bharat, who was not confident enough to convince his captain to go for the review. Even Jasprit Bumrah was not confident enough
The India pacer set-up Joe Root wonderfully well by bowling a series of inswingers before taking one away, that the England star edged to the first slip.
He then removed Ollie Pope with a sensational yorker that the Hyderabad Test hero had no chance of keeping out.
England went to Tea at 155 for 4, trailing India’s first innings total of 396 by 241 runs. Earlier in the day, Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his maiden double hundred to make sure India had a competitive total in the first innings.