London [UK], August 2 (ANI): A spectator within the stands modified his pink shirt to a gray one as the colourful color was distracting Ravindra Jadeja whereas he was batting throughout the last session of Day 3 of the fifth Take a look at between India and England at Kennington Oval on Saturday.
The incident occurred throughout the last part of the day. A safety guard approached the spectator who was carrying a pink high. Moments later, the safety guard handed him a gray Surrey shirt, which the spectator placed on. Jadeja gave him a thumbs up after which whacked Jamie Overton’s bouncer for a boundary.
Jadeja continued to be the most important thorn for England bowlers and breezed previous the 500-run mark within the collection, marking the primary occasion of three Indian gamers crossing that landmark in a bilateral Take a look at collection. The 36-year-old breezed previous former batting wizard VVS Laxman’s tally of 474, which he garnered throughout India’s tour of the West Indies in 2002.
He blazed previous a hard-fought half-century. He added one other feather to his cap by dethroning the legendary Sunil Gavaskar for the milestone of most 50-plus scores for India in a collection in England.
He bettered ‘Little Grasp’s’ tally of 5 together with his six 50-plus scores for India throughout a collection in England. General, Jadeja tied with West Indies’ Gerry Alexander and Pakistan’s Wasim Raja, who all boast six fifty-plus scores every in an away Take a look at collection whereas batting at quantity six or decrease.
General, India now has three gamers who boast a tally of greater than 500 runs within the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. India captain Shubman Gill concluded his run in England with a staggering 754 runs at a mean of 7540. Trendy opener KL Rahul follows subsequent with 532 runs at 53.20, and Jadeja in third with 516 runs.
His exploits got here to a bitter finish by the hands of Josh Tongue. The seasoned southpaw tried to slash it, however gave away a thick outdoors edge within the course of, which flew straight into the palms of Harry Brook, stationed on the second slip. Jadeja expressed his frustration by practically punching the stumps and returned with a rating of 53(77).
After his composed exploits concluded, Washington Sundar introduced the T20 contact to red-ball cricket and delivered a swashbuckling 53 from 46 deliveries to set a 374-run goal for England to chase down. (ANI)
