Indian cricket team is playing with effectively 10 players on the Day 3 of the third Test against England in Rajkot. Star offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has left the squad after a family emergency meaning Rohit Sharma and co are a personnel short in the batting and bowling department.
They are using Devdutt Padikkal as a substitute fielder but he won’t be allowed to bowl or bat as per the playing conditions since he’s not a like-for-like concussion substitute.
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As a result, the bowling workload was shared between their four frontline bowlers including Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.
Incredibly, with fears of the team weakened in the bowling department due to Ashwin’s absence with the prospect of England building on their blazing reply to India’s 445-all out, the bowlers defied the predictions producing a remarkable show on Day 3.
From 207/3, England collapsed to be bowled out for 319 in their first innings with the likes of Siraj, Jadeja, Kuldeep and Bumrah stepping up on a docile pitch to give India a 126-run lead.
Simply brilliant from Siraj and Kuldeep. Down to 10 players and what a remarkable fightback. Lovely to watch— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 17, 2024
Today's bowling turnaround is one for the books! ????????Amazing to see such a fantastic effort from our bowlers.???????? #INDvENG— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) February 17, 2024
What a comeback by the bowlers ???????? #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/vwuGXTQBXX— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 17, 2024
Apna Siraj Aag hai, Aag! ????The team needed someone to step up in the absence of their senior most bowler and look how the entire bowling unit has responded. This is for Ashwin from the team. #IndvEng pic.twitter.com/CVZ9rR3xCL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 17, 2024
The series is currently locked at one-all with England winning the opening Test in Hyderabad while India drawing level in Vizag.
India opted to bat first in the third Test but Mark Wood negated the toss advantage by landing two early blows with the hosts reduced to 33/3 before Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja repaired the damage with a double-century stand.
Rohit and Jadeja both scored centuries while debutant Sarfaraz Khan struck a brisk half-century with India bowled out for 445 in their first innings,
England were then off to an excellent start thanks to Ben Duckett who struck a blistering century. They finished Day 2 at 207/2 from just 35 overs.
Day 3 was a different story though with Bumrah removing Joe Root for the ninth time in Test cricket. And then spinners took over before Siraj cleaned up the tail.
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