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With India and England fighting it out to take on New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Test Championship, the four-match series opener between the two teams in Chennai should have witnessed a few tensed moments. Butꦏ that was not the case on Day 1 oℱf the first Test as both the captains demonstrated mutual respect for each other in the midst of a keenly contested duel.
England captain Joe Root notched up a classy ton in✱ his 100th Test as visitors ended the day’s play at a commanding 263/3. Alongside Root, opener Dom Sibley also played a terrific knock of 87 but was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah in the final over of the day.
Earlier, skipper Root won a crucial toss in his mil✱estone game and without hesitat🤡ion opted to bat first.
England got off to a decent start but then lost two wickets (Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence) just before lunch to give the hosts a smal💃l window of opportunity. But then Root and Sibley joined hands together to stitch a mammoth 200-run parꦗtnership for the third wicket and help England end Day 1 on top.
Virat Kohli comes to Joe Root’s aid at Chepauk
Kohli batted long hours on Friday and as a result got cramps by the time 87th over of the day was being delivered. He slog-swept Ravichandran Ashwin and soon fell down with agony.
The Indian skipper soon rush💝ed to his counterpart and helped stretch his legs which gave Root some relief. Soon after Kohli was lauded by fans and experts on social media for showing sportsmanship.
Here’s the video:
at its very best 😊😊 |
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