Off-spinner Ashwin became the fourth Indian to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket during. He also became the second-fastest bowler in the history of the game (after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan) to reach the feat.
Indian spinners shot England out for just 112 inside two sessions with Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel sharing the spoils after pacer Ishant Sharma opened the floodgates in his milestone 100th match
Ishant Sharma drew first blood after England opted to bat first in Ahmedabad before Axar Patel and R Ashwin picked three wickets between themselves as visitors went 4 down at Tea. Yet, Zak Crawley stood out with his 53-run knock.
Dhoni and Kohli are currently tied with 21 wins and the latter has a chance to clinch the top spot in the next two Tests.
For India, nine spots from the Chennai (second Test) XI remain fixed, where the hosts scripted an emphatic series-levelling win last week.
In eight innings since the third Test against Australia last month, the pair have managed only two fifty-run stands at an average of 32.
Rohit, who scored a dazzling 161 in the second Test in Chennai, had featured in the first day-night Test held in India against Bangladesh in November 2019 but did not bat during the twilight phase.
BCCI is all set to announce India's squad for the five-match T20I series against England with an eye on building the squad for World T20.
In a match where significant criticism over the nature of pitch remained a hot topic for the first two days, India displayed an exhibition on how to thrive in challenging conditions. Virat Kohli’s men emerged on top as the side defeated England by 317 runs on Day 4 of the 2nd Test, leveling the four-match series 1-1.
Virat Kohli’s men emerged on top as the side defeated England by 317 runs on Day 4 of the 2nd Test, leveling the four-match series 1-1.
India are seven wickets away from levelling the four-match series 1-1, as England require another 429 runs to win in the second Test, while India have already removed the visitor's three wickets in the 2nd innings.
Axar Patel feels that critics of spinner-friendly tracks need to change their mindset as Indian cricket team has never complained about tackling seamer-friendly green tops overseas.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel trap English batsmen in their web of spin as England find themselves in trouble on Day 2. The visitors were 106/8 at the end of the second session, with Ben Foakes remaining unbeaten on 23.
England lost four wickets for merely 39 in the first session, as the side trails India by 290 runs in the first innings. Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel dominated the English batsmen, with the former taking two wickets. Earlier, Pant remained unbeaten on 58 as India scored 329.
India opener Rohit Sharma reached the three-figure mark on Saturday as he scored his seventh Test hundred in the second Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Rohit, who had not managed to notch up a hefty score in the last few innings, reached his ton after lunch to stabilize India's innings on Day 1.
Rohit Sharma scored a sparkling 80 not out while Moeen Ali removed skipper Virat Kohli with a superb delivery as India reached 106 for three against England at lunch during a shared opening session on the first day of the second Test here on Saturday.
India opted to bat first against England in the second Test making three changes to their playing XI with left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel making his Test debut.
Veteran James Anderson's artistic spell of reverse swing trumped Virat Kohli's show of grit as England decimated India in the opening Test by a comprehensive 227-run margin on Chennai on Tuesday.
Rohit was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the game with left-arm spinner Jack Leach getting through his defence with a beauty.
Joe Root continued on his innings as he crossed the 150-run mark, while Ben Stokes adopted an aggressive approach to complete his half-century as Indian bowlers remained helpless throughout the first session of Day 2.
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