While the IPL final was originally scheduled for May 25 in Kolkata, a seven-day delay pushes the tournament into June, potentially clashing England’s international calendar, but the ECB said there are no changes to the schedule of the five-Test series.
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The day was special for English skipper Ben Stokes, who claimed the wicket of Rohit with his first delivery of the series, having not bowled competitively since the second Test of last year’s Ashes. A sharply seaming ball that hit Rohit’s off stump as he resumed his innings after the lunch break brought some relief to the English camp as it ended a sedate 171-run stand for the second wicket between Sharma and Gill.
After winning the toss, England got off to a positive start with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett enduring a tough first hour in swinging conditions before lifting the visitors to 64 for 0 with their seventh 45-plus stand in nine partnerships on this tour. However, that scoreline was 175 for 6 by the time Ben Stokes became Kuldeep’s fifth and final scalp, and ultimately 218 all out with Ashwin running through the tail.
Former India selector Gagan Khoda said recently that he thought middle-order is the ideal place for him
K.L. Rahul (84) and Ravindra Jadeja (56) were the main contributors to the visitor's first innings total
Anderson said that England had planned a fourth stump line against the Indian batsmen
The England captain has 36 international hundreds, 20 of which have come in 105 Tests. He has scored 16 tons in 152 ODIs
"I don't think the ball did much the entire day. We bowled on the right lengths, we got wickets according to that only," he said
