Indian cricketers dominated Day 2 of the continuing fifth Test match in opposition to England in Dharamsala with 4 gamers scoring fifth-plus knocks in the primary innings.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill recorded sensible centuries after which children Sarfaraz Khan and Devdutt Padikkal registered the fifties as India posted 473/8 with a 255-run lead on the finish of the day’s play on Friday.
Rohit and Gill stole the limelight with their particular person a whole lot Ravichandran Ashwin recorded a duck to come beneath scanner. Playing in his 100th Test match, Ashwin shone with a ball in the primary innings however conceded an unwanted record after getting bowled out by Tom Hartley on a five-ball duck.
The veteran spin all-rounder grew to become the one ninth cricketer in Test cricket historical past and the third Indian to register a duck in the 100th match of their profession. Ashwin grew to become the first-ever spin bowler to register a duck in the 100th Test match to set an unwanted feat in red-ball cricket.
Cricketers to register duck in 100th Test match of profession:
- Dilip Vengsarkar vs New Zealand in 1988
- Allan Border vs West Indies in 1991
- Courtney Walsh vs England
- Mark Taylor vs England in 1998
- Stephen Fleming vs South Africa in 2006
- Brendon McCullum vs Australia in 2016
- Alastair Cook vs England in 2019
- Cheteshwar Pujara vs Australia in 2023
- Ravichandran Ashwin vs England in 2024
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