India v England - 5 Moments of the Test series

Team India emerged as the undisputed winners of the recently concluded Test series against England. The visitors were thoroughly bruised and beaten in the series. The action kick-started in Rajkot when the hosts had a brief scare on the final day. It was skipper Virat Kohli, who stood tall between England and a Test win. The action moved to Vizag where a turner awaited the two teams. India emerged victorious by a big margin of 246 runs. The story of the Mohali Test was no different. Another one sided affair beckoned the two sides and the trend continued in the Mumbai Test as well. After the Rajkot, the Indian team kept coming up with stellar performances. For the English team, the defeats got bigger and worse as the matches progressed. The final Test at Chennai headed to a draw. With just 2 innings completed in the first four Tests of the match, a result was improbable. However, a stunning turnaround on the final day from India saw the hosts seal he series 4-0. Throughout the series, there were many moments to cherish. From Virat Kohli’s defiant fifty at Rajkot to Jayant Yadav’s maiden ton at number 9. Here we pick the top 5 moments of the India v England Test series: 1. Mohammad Shami uprooting Alastair Cook’s off stump Team India. (Photo Source: BCCI) A lot of expected from the Brits when the action moved to Vizag for the second Test of the series. A close contest at Rajkot had set the tone for the big fight. Th pitch was expected to be a turner. But it was a pace bowler who scalped the moment of the match. It was day 2 of the match when England came in to bat. English skipper Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed were hoping to put up a big stand in response to India’s first innings total of 455. However, Mohammad Shami had other plans. The Indian pace spearhead set it up beautifully to see the back of the English captain. It was in the third over when the action perspired. Shami bowled two good length deliveries that shaped away from Alastair Cook. The third ball was pitched just close to good length. Cook expected it to shape away as well. But it nipped back in and hit the off stump, it broke into half and went for a roll. The Indian camp was all smiles and so were the fans. A perfect sight for a fast bowler. 2. Haseeb Hameed bats with a broken finger Haseeb Hameed. (Photo Source: BCCI) Young opener Haseeb Hameed made an impressive start to his Test career. As a 19-year old, he showed great promise and temperament in extreme conditions. Hameed had an impressive start to his career with a defining 82 in the Rajkot Test. He failed to continue the good run in the match that followed. The third Test at Mohali saw the best of Hameed come to the fore. England were down and out in their second innings. Hameed had earlier injured his finger in the match. Hence, he did not turn up to open the innings in the second innings. But the situation demanded him to bat else England were moving to an innings defeat. He came in at number 8 and batted with a broken finger for close to a couple of sessions. His effort of 59 with a broken finger in 156 balls was an innings of grit. England managed to avoid the innings defeat kudos to his knock. 3. Keaton Jennings century on debut Keaton Jennings. (Photo Source: BCCI) Haseeb Hameed’s injury saw Durham batsman Keaton Jennings’ being drafted into the England team. Hameed had made an impressive imprint on the critics and hence Jennings surely had big boots to fill. Playing in the Mumbai Test, Jennings made a solid start to his Test career. Jennings scored a gutsy 112 on debut. In the process, he became the 19th English batsman to score a century on Test debut. HIs knock saw him safely negotiate the Indian spinners that boasted of the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Aswhin. Keaton Jennings made sure that the team got a good start and set the base for a high first innings score for England. It was only a shame that he failed to score runs in the second innings. He got a golden duck in the second innings of his debut Test. 4. Karun Nair’s triple ton Karun Nair. (Photo Source: BCCI) Karun Nair got into the Indian team riding on a big player reputation in domestic cricket. However, he failed in his first two innings and it was unlikely that he would play in the Mumbai and Chennai Test. But, the last moment injury to Ajinkya Rahane saw him find a place in the eleven. His best came in the Chennai Test. Coming in at number 5, Nair put on a marathon stand with his Karnataka teammate KL Rahul. Rahul scored 199 but Nair went on. Batting on the penultimate day of the Test, Nair began at an unbeaten 71. He scored his maidne Test ton. He then accelerated his innings and scored his double ton. Post his 100-run mark, he scored the next 100 in just 120 odd balls. By the end of the day, he saw himself become only the second Indian to score a triple century in Tests after Virender Sehwag. Indian captain Virat Kohli delayed the declaration for Nair to reach the milestone. He ended up with an unbeaten 303 of 381 balls as India posted a giant 759 on the board. 5. Ravindra Jadeja bags a 7-wicket haul Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo Source: BCCI) The Chennai Test headed to a draw. The wicket was an uncharacteristic Chepauk turf. It offered no turn and hence the teams managed to post mammoth totals. India replied with 759 to England’s first innings score of 477. India had a tough ask when they had to bag 10 wickets on the final day to win the Test. Things went worse when England openers safely negotiated the first session without losing a wicket. It was then that Ravindra Jadeja broke into the scene and had an hour of the season. He bagged 7 wickets as English batsmen fell like nine pins. He also took a very good running catch backwards to send Jonny Bairstow packing. With figures of 7/48, Jadeja helped India thump England by an innings margin to win the series 4-0. It would not be wrong to say he handed India a 4-0 win, what seemed like a 3-0 win at one stage.

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