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England were in for a serious drubbing when Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan went on a rampage to set them a Herculean target of 557 runs. Jaiswal scored the second double century of his Test career, and Sarfaraz scored back-to-back fifties as India declared their second innings at 430/4. However, just before the statement, a comical moment involving Rohit Sharma (who else, of course) caused a huge confusion that left Sarfaraz, Jaiswal and England perplexed.
This is what happened. India was ready to cancel their second innings. Rohit had dressed in white and was ready to take the field at the end of the 97th over. When they ordered drinks, Jaiswal and Sarfaraz, after quenching their thirst and seeing their captain ready, started walking towards the locker room. He gave Ben Stokes and company the impression that the innings had come to an end and England were therefore ready to join them in leaving the park.
But there is a twist in the plot: it was not yet time for England to get a break and Rohit shooed Sarfaraz and Jaiswal away to continue again, all because the captain had not put on his shoes yet. Play resumed and Sarfaraz hit Rehan Ahmed.
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India’s innings continued for one more over, as after Sarfaraz smoked the leg-spinner for 6, 4, 6, 0 and 1, Rohit called for declaration, with India ahead by a huge lead of 556 runs. , all thanks to Jaiswal’s monumental performance. Double and a half centuries of Sarfaraz and Shubman Gill. However, it turned out that England’s relief did not last long as their chase got off to the worst possible start as they were four down in 12 overs.
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Ben Duckett, India’s tormentor in the first innings, was the first to run away thanks to some brilliant work from Dhruv Jurel. Zak Crawley was next in line, delivering LBW to Jasprit Bumrah, his fourth time in England’s opener. As spin was quickly introduced, Ravindra Jadeja struck twice in quick succession, Rohit took advantage of a good catch at the slips to dismiss Ollie Pope, followed by Johnny Bairstow being caught in front as the double hit saw England slip to 28/ 4.
A day of many ups and downs for India
Jaiswal’s frenetic innings earned him a special place in the legend of Indian cricket. He became the third Indian batsman after Vinoo Mankad and Virat Kohli to score more than a double century in a Test series, but only after Kohli to do so in consecutive matches. This marked India’s third time scoring 400 or more in both innings of a Test match, while also setting a record for most six-hitters in a Test series, with a total of 48 and in a match: 21 .
However, the most important statistic of the day is 434. Apart from being Kapil Dev’s number of Test wickets, this is India’s margin of victory against England in Rajkot on Day 4, the largest in Indian cricket history. proof.