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Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja dominated the day for India. The duo joined hands together when India were in trouble at 33/3 and stitched a brilliant double-century stand, first for India in India since 2019, to bail the team out of trouble. Mark Wood broke the marathon partnership but by then they had added 204 runs for the fourth wicket.
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However, earlier it was all Mark Wood for England as he made the new ball talk and more so with his pace. He dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill in his first spell and then came back to send back centurion Rohit Sharma. The day ended with some Wood brilliance too as he affected a brilliant direct hit to send back good looking Sarfaraz Khan to the pavilion.
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It was a record-breaking day for Rohit Sharma as he shouldered the responsibility of batting big after India were three down in the first hour. Luck was on his side and the Indian skipper made the most of it smashing 131 runs and also stitched a massive partnership with Jadeja for the fourth wicket.
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Ravindra Jadeja also smashed his fourth Test century much to the delight of the Indian fans. He was promoted to bat up the order after India lost three wickets in the first hour and the man stepped up just like he did in the first Test. Jadeja has remained unbeaten on 110 at the end of day 1 and will be keen on scoring big on the second day helping India post a massive total on the board.
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Sarfaraz Khan won the hearts with his innings in the last session. The man came out to bat after Rohit Sharma got out and made sure to make the innings memorable for himself. His footwork against spin was superb and made sure to rotate the strike regularly even as his partner got stuck in the 90s. Sarfaraz also attacked at times smashing the joint-second fastest fifty for India in Test cricket history off just 48 balls.
