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RAJKOT, India :India captain Rohit Sharma combined with Ravindra Jadeja in a 152-run stand for the unbroken fourth wicket on Thursday to help the hosts weather a top-order wobble and reach 185 for three at tea on the opening day of the third test.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma was rocked by a fiery bouncer from England fast bowler Mark Wood on Day 1 of the third Test match in Rajkot on Thursday. During the 10th over of the Indian innings, Wood came up with a vicious delivery that rammed into the grill of Rohit's helmet and ricochetted behind the stumps. Rohit was taken by surprise with the bounce that the ball was able to get off the pitch and Wood was quick to check up on the batter as he asked if Rohit is all right. India were off to a rocky start to their innings after losing Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar cheaply in the first session.
RAJKOT, India :Captain Rohit Sharma led India's recovery with a fighting fifty after England fast bowler Mark Wood engineered a top order collapse that left the hosts 93 for three at lunch on day one of the third test on Thursday.
India vs England 3rd Test Day 1 Live Updates: India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to bat first in the third Test in Rajkot. The host team has handed maiden Test caps to Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel. India are playing with a total of four chances with Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj back in the playing XI. It will be interesting to see how the inexperienced Indian line-up fights against the England team. There are some milestones in sight too with R Ashwin one wicket away from 500 Test wickets while James Anderson is five wickets away from 700 Test wickets. (LIVE SCORECARD)
England's experienced right-arm seamer James Anderson is just five more scalps away from 700 Test wickets as he prepares himself for the third Test of the ongoing five-match Test series against India at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Anderson has snapped a total of 695 wickets so far in the 184 matches he has played for his national side at an average of 26.34 where he has conceded runs at an economy of 2.78 with 32 four-wicket hauls and 32 five-wicket hauls. If he completes this landmark, he will become the first seamer to do so and third overall after legendary spinners Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708).
RAJKOT, India : A severely depleted India will do everything they can to try and deny England captain Ben Stokes a victory in his 100th test when the teams clash in the third match of the five-test series in Rajkot on Thursday.
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan feels the Rajkot pitch will be similar to the ones in Hyderabad and Vizag, bringing reverse swing into play once again. Jasprit Bumrah put up a reverse swing masterclass in Vizag for a match haul of nine wickets as India levelled the series. "I hope the pitch is on similar lines to the one in Hyderabad and Vizag," Zaheer told JioCinema. "On that kind of a surface, we should be able to see a good contest between bat and ball for the first two days and spin comes into play on the third day. "You'll see some reverse swing as well. And on the fourth and fifth days, you'll have the spinners dominating.
Star all-rounder Ben Stokes is set to become the 16th England cricketer to appear in 100 Tests, against India at Rajkot on Thursday. The 32-year-old England captain will join an elite club, including current internationals James Anderson and Joe Root, when he leads the tourists in the third of a five-match series currently all square at 1-1.