VISAKHAPATNAM, India: Ravichandran Ashwin starred with the bat and ball to put India on top in the second Test as England’s batsmen struggled against spin in their first innings reply on day two in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
England were reeling at 103 for five at stumps in response to India’s first innings score of 455. The visitors still trail by 352 runs.
Ashwin, who scored a gritty half-century to propel the Indian score after skipper Virat Kohli’s 167, claimed two wickets in the final session to rattle the English top-order.
Pace spearhead Mohammed Shami struck early to shatter skipper Alastair Cook’s off stump in an early blow as England began their first innings reply before tea.
Shami bowled an inspired first spell with the new ball as he cleaned up Cook for two in the third over of the innings. Shami’s sensational delivery pitched on a good length before moving in a shade to hit the top of Cook’s off stump and break it in two, leaving England 4-1.
Haseeb Hameed, who impressed on debut with a well-made 82 in the second innings of the Rajkot Test, put on 47 runs with Joe Root (53) in his bid to steady the innings.
But Hameed’s resistance did not last long as he was run out for 13 after being sent back while attempting to take a second run.
Off-spinner Ashwin soon took charge to get Ben Duckett clean bowled for five and then got the big wicket of Root, who recorded his 24th Test half-century.
England were reeling at 103 for five at stumps in response to India’s first innings score of 455. The visitors still trail by 352 runs.
Ashwin, who scored a gritty half-century to propel the Indian score after skipper Virat Kohli’s 167, claimed two wickets in the final session to rattle the English top-order.
Pace spearhead Mohammed Shami struck early to shatter skipper Alastair Cook’s off stump in an early blow as England began their first innings reply before tea.
Shami bowled an inspired first spell with the new ball as he cleaned up Cook for two in the third over of the innings. Shami’s sensational delivery pitched on a good length before moving in a shade to hit the top of Cook’s off stump and break it in two, leaving England 4-1.
Haseeb Hameed, who impressed on debut with a well-made 82 in the second innings of the Rajkot Test, put on 47 runs with Joe Root (53) in his bid to steady the innings.
But Hameed’s resistance did not last long as he was run out for 13 after being sent back while attempting to take a second run.
Off-spinner Ashwin soon took charge to get Ben Duckett clean bowled for five and then got the big wicket of Root, who recorded his 24th Test half-century.
