OTF Exclusive India tour of England, 2018 -- Updates

[Hardeep jhand]

1st Test ENGLAND vs INDIA

Day-1 Session-2 Tea Break

Eng-163/3 Overs-54 Extras-8

Cook 13(28)
Jennings 42(98)
Root 65*(139)
Malan 8(14)
Bairstow 27*(45)

 

[iSK]

Day 1: Stumps
ENG - 285/9 (88.0 Ovs)
CRR: 3.24

 

[Hardeep jhand]

1st Innings Day-1 Session-3 Stumps Day one

Eng-285/9 Overs-88 Extras-13

Cook 13(28)
Jennings 42(98)
Root 80(156)
Malan 8(14)
Bairstow 70(88)
Stokes 21(41)
Buttler 0(2)
Curran 24*(67)
Rashid 13(18)
Broad 1(7)
Anderson 0*(9)

 

[iSK]

Batting
Root(c)80(156)
Bairstow(wk)70(88)

Bowling
Ashwin4/60
Shami2/64

 

[Sai Jai]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1024710337319325696

Source

 

[Shivraj]

Best figures for an Indian spinner on Day 1 of a tour outside Asia:
6/94 B Chandrasekhar v NZ, Auckland, 1976
5/55 BS Bedi v Aus, Brisbane, 1977
5/84 A Kumble v Aus, MCG, 2007
4/60 R Ashwin v Eng, Edgbaston, 2018

50+ scores in most successive Tests against an opponent:
12 Joe Root, Eng v Ind
9 N Harvey, Aus v SA
9 J Edrich, Eng v Aus
9 D Walters, Aus v WI
9 M Jayawardene, SL v Ind
9 K Sangakkara, SL v Pak

Youngest to 6000 Test runs:
26y 313d S Tendulkar
27y 043d A Cook
27y 214d J Root
27y 323d G Smith
28y 217d S Smith
28y 329d AB de Villiers

Fewest days from debut to 6000 Test runs:
2058 Joe Root
2168 A Cook
2192 K Pietersen
2216 D Warner
2410 A Strauss
2479 G Smith

Fewest inngs to 6000 Test runs for England:
114 W Hammond
116 L Hutton/ K Barrington
127 J Root
128 K Pietersen
131 A Cook

Credit : Cricbuzz

 

[Shivraj]

India 50/0
England 287
Day 2: 1st Session - India trail by 237 runs


Since 2000, this is only the 3rd time Indian openers are not separated after the first ten overs in their first innings of a tour played in SENA (SA, Eng, NZ, Aus) countries.
Other instances:

18.2: Mukund & Gambhir, Lords, 2011
19.2: Sehwag & Chopra, Brisbane, 2003

 

[Vijay Krish]

Finally I get to watch some LIVE action of the start of an important season of India's Overseas Tour starting with England. Seems like Ashwin has learned his lessons from the past tours and its always so good to see him amongst wickets. But what disappointed me was Pujara being dropped and Rahul replacing him. We could very well had Rahul as a backup opener and Pujara at No 3 atleast for the couple of matches.

Now as I type this post, all three openers including Dhawan has gone and failed to give India a solid start with no Pujara to play the solid knock to frustrate the bowers. Rahul Dravid was a master of that in England. Too many stroke makers in a Test match is not a good strategy specially in overseas conditions. Now its upto Kohli to show the world and for his own sake that he can turn things around just like Ashwin did in the very first innings of the tour.

 

[id_866]

Rahul is bad choice as no.3.rahul not played well in odi and t20 then how he got chance to play in test match.

 

[Vijay Krish]

Rahul is bad choice as no.3.rahul not played well in odi and t20 then how he got chance to play in test match.

Exactly! I had the same question in my mind too.