India entered the second Test without Jasprit Bumrah and instead relied on Bengal’s Akash Deep, who also opened the bowling attack after the side scored 587 while batting first. The decision to go with the inexperienced pacer paid off handsomely, as the youngster struck in only the second over he bowled, dismissing Ben Duckett for a five-ball duck.
Duckett’s outside edge was thick, and it soared right into the hands of Indian skipper Shubman Gill at third slip. If that wasn’t enough, Akash Deep also contributed to Ollie Pope’s dismissal on the next delivery, trapping the batter in yet another outside edge. This time, however, KL Rahul made a wonderful catch at second slip.
England quickly went from wicketless to two down thanks to Akash Deep’s stunning deliveries
A few balls later, Mohammed Siraj, the most experienced pacer in the lineup, joined the fray by sending Zak Crawley packing, who scored 19 runs as England were left reeling at 25 for the loss of three wickets. Harry Brook and Joe Root are currently at the crease. The English couple will now try to rebuild from here and head towards the huge path.
Speaking about India’s first innings, captain Gill stole the show with a magnificent double century that smashed multiple records. The Fazilka native scored 269 runs off 387 balls, a feat that earned him numerous mentions in cricket history. He became the first Indian captain to score a double hundred in England, and only the third overall.
Gill joined the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid to have hit a double ton in England, whereas, this was also the highest score by an Indian ever there.
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