ENG vs IND | Anderson surpasses Kumble to become third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket
Cricket | August 06, 2021 19:23 ISTAnderson now only stands behind two spin wizards - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne of Australia.
Anderson now only stands behind two spin wizards - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne of Australia.
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Rohit also defended playing the pull shot that led to his dismissal on 36 on Thursday, saying if he sees the ball in his areas, he "has to play his shots".
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The 39-year-old drew the first blood, getting Kohli with a beauty to trigger a collapse as India slumped to 112/4 from being 97 for no loss in less than six overs.
The in-from KL Rahul (57 batting off 151 balls) is still standing tall amid ruins alongside Rishabh Pant.
Ahead of the Test, Anderson had said that is not bothered about taking Kohli's wicket as long as some England bowler dismisses him.
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Jasprit Bumrah picked up four wickets for 46 runs, Mohammed Shami had 3/28, while Shardul Thakur bagged 2/41 as England collapsed for just 183.
Ashwin, who picked up six wickets for Surrey in his last first-class game, was on Wednesday excluded for the first Test against England, as India went in with four fast bowlers.
Kohli endured a disastrous tour of England in 2014, registering scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0, 7, 6 and 20 in five Tests, for an average of 13.50 in 10 innings.
Root stands 29th in the world with his present tally of international runs and is third-highest among active cricketers after Virat Kohli and Ross Taylor
India also picked KL Rahul as their opener alongside Rohit Sharma after Mayank Agarwal was ruled out of the game following a concussion.
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A run of five Tests in six weeks against India may not be ideal for 39-year-old Anderson, a veteran of 162 Tests. But he is geared up.
Kohli announced his playing XI for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand couple of days before the game and drew flak for not respecting the conditions.
The Indian captain admitted that living in one bio-bubble after another in these post pandemic times does add to the stress of being a captain and always subconsciously thinking about the team.
The captain said that players at this level are aware of their responsibilities and undue criticism doesn't bother them, least of all Pujara.
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