India made a strong comeback in the five-Test series against England earlier this week, defeating the visitors by 106 runs to level 1-1 in the second Test.
Jasprit Bumrah produced a wondrous performance, picking nine wickets throughout the match, including a six-wicket haul in the first innings, aiding the side to an opening win in the series.
Despite the loss, England produced a fighting performance in the fourth innings, reaching close to 300 on a fourth-day pitch in Visakhapatnam in their 399-run chase; the side was bowled out for 292.
Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook stated that India would be “relieved” by the win in the second Test, insisting that the visitors had put Rohit Sharma’s men under pressure.
“India will be relieved more than anything. They were under the cosh after the first Test. This Indian side can definitely be beaten again. England have got close here without any hundreds.
Cook was the last English captain to win a Test series in India; his side had beaten the Indian team, which was captained by MS Dhoni, 2-1 in 2012.
It was largely a one-man show for the Indian team in the first innings of the second Test, as Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a magnificent double century. The next best score in the innings was Shubman Gill’s 34.
In the second innings, however, it was Gill’s 108 that propelled India to 255, helping the hosts set a daunting target to take a 2-0 lead. While there were no centurions for the English team throughout the Test, the side will take pride in its showing in the second innings, with Zak Crawley (73) and lower-order batters Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley (both 36) giving India a scare in the chase.