Ind vs Eng 4th Test, Day 1: India and England continue to disappoint viewers with low scores
Narendra Modi stadium pitch is continue to prove itself one of the worst pitch for test match. Both the guests and hosts completed their first innings in the first day. In response to England's first innings score of 205 runs, India finished at 24 for one at Stumps, on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test match, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
A total of 205 in 75.5 overs was certainly not what Joe Root had expected when he called it right at the toss on a day which would have ideally been best for batting.
There was turn and bounce but the pitch was far from being a minefield that some of the England batsmen save Ben Stokes (55, 121 balls) made it out to be.
Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara take India to 24/1 by stumps on day one after their spinners bowled England out for 205.#INDvENG | https://t.co/6OuUwURcgX pic.twitter.com/kZShpWUXgi
— ICC (@ICC) March 4, 2021
For India, spinners Axar Patel (26-7-68-4), Ravichandran Ashwin (19.5-4-47-3) and Washington Sundar (7-1-14-1) toyed with the already messed up minds, clueless on how to deal with the conditions.
Mohammed Siraj (14-2-45-2) also played his part to perfection with the semi-new and old ball, hurrying the batsmen with sheer pace as he did with Jonny Bairstow. India ended the day at 24 for 1 with wily old James Anderson (5-5-0-1) accounting for an out-of-form Shubman Gill (0). Rohit Sharma (8 batting, 34 balls) and Cheteshwar Pujara (15 batting, 36 balls) were holding fort for the home side.
Kohli and Stokes engage in a war of words. Is vintage Kohli back? #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/CHemFrKnC4
— Cricketbolo (@cricketbolo) March 4, 2021