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In the 91-year history of Test cricket in India, this was the first time they had lost a match after gaining a lead of more than 100 runs in the first innings. People looked down. The Indian dressing room was dominated by somber faces. The Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad was devoid of Indian fans' uneasy silence, despite the boisterous cheers of a sizable England contingent. The writing was on the wall, or perhaps even before it was, when Ravichandran Ashwin, after racing down the track to Tom Hartley, missed an enormous heave. Even though Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah added 25 runs, the final wicket was merely a formality, and India failed to reach the target. With a 28-run victory in the opening Test, England leads the five-match series 1-0.
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Post time 1-2-2024 13:08:48
