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Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill Put India In Driver's Seat Despite Late Batting Collapse In Dharamsala Test

Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill's splendid hundreds gave India complete control of the fifth Test against England despite a late batting collapse that saw the hosts end day two at 473 for eight on Friday. India lost as many as five wickets for 97 runs in the final session after Rohit (103 off 162 balls) and Gill (110 off 150 balls) shared a stroke-filled 171-run partnership off 244 balls for the second wicket. Debutant Devdutt Padikkal (65 off 103) showed a lot of class in his debut innings while Sarfaraz Khan (56 off 60) was guilty of throwing away his wicket first ball after tea. The home team, which began the day at 135 for one, led England by 255 runs at stumps. Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir (4/170 in 44 overs), who was taken to the cleaners by the Indian openers, bounced back strongly to take three wickets in the final session. Left-arm spinner Tom Hartley (2/126 in 39) too was impressive towards the end of the day while Mark Wood (0/89 in 15) was the most expensive.

Watch: Rohit Sharma's Hilarious Reaction Goes Viral After Umpiring Blunder In Dharamsala Test

Rohit Sharma's expression said it all after a disappointing decision from umpire Joel Wilson on Day 1 of the fifth Test match between India and England in Dharamsala on Thursday. During the seventh over of India's innings, a delivery from James Anderson went down the leg side and brushed Rohit's thigh pad on the way but England decided to appeal for a catch. The umpire raised his finger in response but Rohit reviewed the decision immediately and his expression made it clear that he was not pleased with the decision. Replays showed that Rohit was correct and the decision was reversed.

Watch: Ben Stokes Clean-Bowls Rohit Sharma On First Ball Of Series, Leaves England Team In Disbelief

As Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill piled up their respective centuries on Day 2 of the 5th Test in Dharamsala, England captain Ben Stokes took the matter into his own hands, bowling for the first time in the series. Rohit and Gill looked in absolute control in the first session which was dominated by India. At the lunch break, Stokes was seen warming up with the ball, sending a signal that he could bowl soon. The England captain bowled the second over after Lunch and clean-bowled Rohit on the very first delivery.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Breaks Numerous Records With Sensational Show Against England

Yashasvi Jaiswal continues his red-hot form in Test cricket. The southpaw smashed 57 runs off 58 balls during India's first innings against England in Dharamshala to smash numerous records. Batting with great confidence, Jaiswal scored at a strike rate of 98.28. His blitzkrieg also included three sixes that he hit in only one over of England spinner Sohaib Bashir. After Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav shared 9 wickets among them to bundle out England for 218, Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma dominated the guests before the southpaw lost his wicket to Bashir.

"Should I Say What Rohit Sharma Said?": Ex England Star Gets Rishabh Pant Reminder In Commentary Box

The Indian cricket team continued their dominance on Day 2 of the 5th Test against England in Dharamsala, with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill slamming a century each. The duo, in fact, brought up their tons in a non-traditional way, as far as Test cricket is concerned. The rate with which Rohit and Gill scored runs in the middle prompted former England star Owais Shah to ask ex-India cricketer Saba Karim in the commentary box, what was the reason behind Team India's scoring rate.

'Succumbed To Pressure': Ex-England Star's Brutal Verdict On Ben Stokes And Co

It was not plain capitulation. Rather, England succumbed to the pressure of standing up to a world-class band of Indian spinners at the "absolute top of their game", feels former spinner Graeme Swann. Batting first after winning a good toss, England were bowled out for 218 on a flat deck on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against India. Doing the bulk of the damage was the spin of Kuldeep Yadav (5/72) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4/51). Asked what could have led to England's downfall, Swann told PTI Videos, "Well you got to look at like I say you have got world-class spinners at the absolute top of their game. "So I don't think it's a capitulation from England, just succumbing to the pressure maybe, so there's two ways of looking at it.

Watch: Rohit Sharma Proven Wrong After Ignoring Sarfaraz Khan's DRS Call, Reaction Says It All

Rohit Sharma made a DRS error during England's first innings vs India in the Dharamsala Test. On the fifth ball of the 26th over, England opener Zak Crawley missed a glance shot on the bowling of India spinner Kuldeep Yadav. The ball hit wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and lobbed towards the leg side where Sarfaraz Khan showed good reflexes to grab it before it could fall on the ground. What followed was a massive appeal from India, especially Sarfaraz. The ground umpires were unconvinced but Sarfaraz was sure about a wicket there. However, Jurel thought otherwise and that saw Rohit turning down the request for Sarfaraz for a DRS.

India vs England 5th Test Day 2 Live Score Updates: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill Aim To Keep India In Command

India vs England 5th Test Day 2 Live Updates:Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will resume at their respective scores of 52 and 26 on Friday as India aim to put more pressure on England in Dharamsala. The hosts posted 135 for 1 in 30 overs at stumps on the opening day after they bundled England out for 218 runs.

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Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill Put India In Driver's Seat Despite Late Batting Collapse In Dharamsala Test

Watch: Rohit Sharma's Hilarious Reaction Goes Viral After Umpiring Blunder In Dharamsala Test

Watch: Ben Stokes Clean-Bowls Rohit Sharma On First Ball Of Series, Leaves England Team In Disbelief

Yashasvi Jaiswal Breaks Numerous Records With Sensational Show Against England

"Should I Say What Rohit Sharma Said?": Ex England Star Gets Rishabh Pant Reminder In Commentary Box

'Succumbed To Pressure': Ex-England Star's Brutal Verdict On Ben Stokes And Co

Watch: Rohit Sharma Proven Wrong After Ignoring Sarfaraz Khan's DRS Call, Reaction Says It All

India vs England 5th Test Day 2 Live Score Updates: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill Aim To Keep India In Command