Sarfaraz Khan may have batted only once in the final Test against England, however, he made more impact with his words than his bat even though he did score a fifty. Sarfaraz didn't hold himself back from engaging in banter with England players such as Jonny Bairstow and Shoaib Bashir on Day 3.
Tempers flared as Jonny Bairstow and Shubman Gill exchanged a few words during the change of overs before Sarfaraz Khan joined in. The war of words continued even after Bairstow had gotten out as he and Gill said something to each other when he was leaving the field in the fifth Test in Dharamsala.
India sealed the five-Test series against England 4-1 after winning the final match in Dharamsala by an innings and 64 runs. Kuldeep Yadav was named the player of the match and Yashasvi Jaiswal the player of the series as India became the first team in 112 years to win 4-1 after losing first game.
R Ashwin became the 14th Indian player to play 100 Tests for the country as he was presented with a special cap by head coach Rahul Dravid. Dravid gave a passionate speech while recognising Ashwin's efforts and consistency in playing the game.
R Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow became only the fourth pair of cricketers to play their 100th Test together in the series finale in Dharamsala on Thursday, March 7. England won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final Test match against India at the picturesque venue.
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The BCCI announced the Team India squad for the fifth and final Test against England set to be played in Dharamsala starting Thursday, March 7. India are already 3-1 ahead in the series and would aim to win the final game as well to strengthen their position in the WTC points table.
Team India could well hand another debut for in the ongoing five-match Test series against England, with four caps being given so far already. KL Rahul, who has travelled to London for further consultation, still remains doubtful for the series finale in Dharamsala.
New Zealand will be hosting the current World Test champions Australia in a two-match Test series. Not just these two teams but the Indian cricket team and its fans will also keep a close eye on the series, given these three sides occupy the top two spots in the WTC standings currently.
When play resumed on day 5, Bairstow and Root started on auto-pilot mode and looked in a hurry to finish the match off. In the process, Bairstow scored 114* off 145 deliveries with 15 boundaries and 1 six and Root scored 142* off 173 runs which include 14 boundaries and 1 six.
There is a thin line of difference between "aggression" and "bad conduct" on the cricket field and the former Indian skipper just does not seem to get it.
The visitors set a target of 378 for England and they comfortably chased it down with seven wickets in hand. Before this England had chased down 359 at Headingley against Australia in the 2019-20 Ashes series.
Bairstow scored 114* off 145 deliveries with 15 boundaries and 1 six.
Root crossed the 10,000 Test runs mark earlier this year and has earned himself a place in the elite group of Test players.
The visitors have set a target of 378 for England and as of now, they are just 119 runs behind.
ith Siraj operating, Bairstow nicked one ball which flew to Vihari at third slip and he completely lost sight of it and missed it.
When the duo of Alex Lees and Zack Crawley walked in, everybody felt that they are just meager walkovers and will be very easy to dismiss.
With Brendon McCullum at the helm of the English Test side, it was always expected that England will come out with an attacking mindset.
Virat Kohli has had a lot of problems lately and even after trying he just is not being able to fix his bad patch. He had a dismal run in last year's T20I World Cup and could not deliver to his potential and his stature even in the Indian Premier League.
Unfortunately, English skipper Ben Stokes bowled a beauty of a delivery which kicked off the pitch, it was too late for Virat to hold his shot and the ball travelled to Sam Billings, who fumbled, but former English skipper Joe Root completed the catch.
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