Visakhapatnam: Team India on Monday, 5 February defeated England by 106 runs on the fourth day of the second India versus England Test at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. After giving the visitors a target of 399 runs, the men in blue restricted the Englishmen at 292 runs. Opener Zak […]
At the lunch break, India stands at 130/4 in 35 overs, with Gill remaining unbeaten at 60. Overcoming a hesitant start and a recent streak of low scores, Gill skillfully employs his footwork against spinners.
At the end of the day, India have put up a score of 336 for 6 in 93 overs, thanks to Jaiswal's pure Test batting effort as he batted through the 93 overs
In that game, England relied heavily on sweep and reverse-sweep as run-making options, something which the Indian batters have been practising at in their nets session in Visakhapatnam.
Sweeps and reverse sweeps on the other hand have emerged as a strong weapon for England batters against the champion Indian spinners who were at the receiving end in the second innings of Hyderabad Test.
Fuelled by Ollie Pope's epic 196 and debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley's seven-wicket haul, England roared back into the match even after conceding a massive 190-run first innings lead.