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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.

Ravichandran Ashwin's Special Mention To "Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma" On Playing 100th Test

India's spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday reached the milestone of 100 Test matches, with his appearance in the fifth and final game against England in Dharamshala. He was felicitated by India's head coach Rahul Dravid ahead of the game for achieveing the feat. Ashwin, who is one of the most successful all-rounders of the modern era, credited the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, besides thanking his family on playing playing the 100th Test of his career.

Watch: Mark Wood Bowls 151.2 Kmph Delivery, Rohit Sharma's Response Even Better

Rohit Sharma once again showed his class during the ongoing England Test series, this time in the fifth and final game in Dharamshala. The India captain scored runs at a brisk pace during the hosts' first innings in the match after they bowled out England for a below-par total of 218. Rohit raced to his 18th Test fifty in 77 balls and en route for the milestone, he took the England bowlers to the cleaners with some sensational strokes. One of them included a superb pull shot.

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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

Ravichandran Ashwin's Special Mention To "Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma" On Playing 100th Test

Watch: Mark Wood Bowls 151.2 Kmph Delivery, Rohit Sharma's Response Even Better