India bounce back in style in Vizag, level Test series with 106-run win over England

India bounce back in style in Vizag, level Test series with 106-run win over England

India bounce back in style in Vizag, level Test series with 106-run win over England
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Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after dismissing Tom Hartley on Day 4 of the second Test, sealing India’s 106-run victory over England in the process. AP
Rajat Patidar, who had been included as Virat Kohli’s replacement in the India squad for the first two Tests, made his debut in Visakhapatnam, filling in for the injured KL Rahul. AP
Also making his debut in the Visakhapatnam Test was off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who missed his team’s victory in Hyderabad due to visa troubles. AP
Yashasvi Jaiswal led the way with a magnificent 209 in the first innings, helping India post a daunting 396 on the board. Sportzpics
Indian No 3 Shubman Gill bounced back to form with a knock of 104 off 147 balls on Day 3 of the second Test. AP
England’s Joe Root had copped a blow on his right little finger on Day 3, and did not take the field for the remainder of the day, but walked out to bat on the following day regardless. AP
Veteran pacer James Anderson collected five wickets across the two innings, getting rid of India skipper Rohit Sharma with a peach of a delivery on Day 3. Sportzpics
Zak Crawley was the standout England batter at Visakhapatnam with scores of 76 and 73 across the four days. Sportzpics
Ravichandran Ashwin collected three wickets in the match, all of them in England’s chase, and remains one wicket shy of breaching the 500-mark in Tests. Sportzpics
Jasprit Bumrah collected the Player of the Match award for his exceptional performance, collecting figures of 6/45 — his best at home — and 3/46. AP