The Indian captain, Virat Kohli, was very angry, as LBW decision on Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed were given a reprieve by Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker respectively. Even though India took the review but both the batsmen were given not-out on umpire’s call.
To the amusement of neutrals and anger of Indians, captain Kohli lost his cool and was seen arguing with umpires.
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Meanwhile, Alastair Cook-led England will have a record target to chase when they come out to bat in the final innings of the Vizag Test vs India. They’ll have to get past the magic number of 404. This game reminds much about the fourth and the final Test match between India and South Africa at Feroz Shah Katla last year, where the visitors were asked to chase 484 in the final innings. Proteas batted at the speed of the snail before Umesh Yadav provided some mighty blows on the final day to seal the deal. Knowing and watching England team from past few years, they’ll surely go for the chase.
Though, it’s a mountainous target but still England will not be content with a draw. They have to chase 405 runs in around 160 overs, a little bit less than three runs/over, but the biggest question is who will the stand-out player for them?
No can write off England team at any point of time. The second session will tell what actually their aim is.
Earlier in the day, the Indian team, after playing wisely for about 25 minutes in the day, suddenly suffered historic fallout as within a matter of 33 runs, they lost four wickets including that of Virat Kohli, who scored 81. Jayant Yadav and Mohammed Shami then stitched together a 42-run stand for the last wicket to extend India’s lead past 400.