NEW DELHI: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin led India’s surge to victory on the third day of the primary Check in opposition to England in Hyderabad by dismissing their captain Ben Stokes.
After bowling out India for 436, England have been 140/4 on the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow when Stokes arrived on the crease.
With the state of affairs demanding to keep on the wicket, Stokes was cautious in his strokpelay and England’s first innings prime-scorer had scored simply 6 runs when Ashwin struck.
Ashwin tossed up a delivery on the center, the ball hit the highest and disturbed the floor, the size drew Stokes ahead, but it surely then gripped and turned previous the skin edge – crashing into the off-stump.
Stokes had the road coated after which performed the right trying defensive push, however was undone by a chunk of magic, a lot to the delight of Ashwin, his teammates and the Hyderabad crowd.
That is the twelfth occasion (in 25 innings) that Ashwin dismissed Stokes in Check cricket – probably the most by the bowler.
Ashwin additionally equalled the file of the good Kapil Dev of an Indian bowler dismissing a batter most frequently in Exams. Kapil Dev had dismissed Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan 12 occasions in Check cricket.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) uploaded the video of the dismissal on X:
After bowling out India for 436, England have been 140/4 on the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow when Stokes arrived on the crease.
With the state of affairs demanding to keep on the wicket, Stokes was cautious in his strokpelay and England’s first innings prime-scorer had scored simply 6 runs when Ashwin struck.
Ashwin tossed up a delivery on the center, the ball hit the highest and disturbed the floor, the size drew Stokes ahead, but it surely then gripped and turned previous the skin edge – crashing into the off-stump.
Stokes had the road coated after which performed the right trying defensive push, however was undone by a chunk of magic, a lot to the delight of Ashwin, his teammates and the Hyderabad crowd.
That is the twelfth occasion (in 25 innings) that Ashwin dismissed Stokes in Check cricket – probably the most by the bowler.
Ashwin additionally equalled the file of the good Kapil Dev of an Indian bowler dismissing a batter most frequently in Exams. Kapil Dev had dismissed Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan 12 occasions in Check cricket.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) uploaded the video of the dismissal on X:
