WATCH | James Anderson unexpectedly gets annoyed by R Ashwin, complains to umpire like a school kid
India resumed their innings at an overnight 336 for six, but could only add 60 runs to their total before getting all out in 112 overs with little over 30 minutes left for lunch.
As was the case on day one, India had to rely on Jaiswal (209 off 290) to get the majority of the runs. Jaiswal carried the load of Indian batting on his young shoulders with a remarkable double hundred as the hosts ended with 396 in their first innings on day two of the second Test against England. However, there was an incident on Day 2 that earned eyeballs.
Ravichandran Ashwin and James Anderson were involved in an animated discussion on Day 2 of the India vs England 2nd Test taking place in Vizag. Anderson during his run-up was disturbed by Ashwin raising his hands and saw him complain to the umpire against the India spinner. Ashwin was trying to pull up his sleeves and Anderson got disturbed by that and the duo got into a discussion. Anderson eventually got the wicket of Ashwin on 20 runs.
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In response, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett had taken England to 32 for no loss in six overs at lunch. Duckett targeted pacer Mukesh Kumar, who leaked 22 runs in his two overs.
After sweeping Shoaib Bashir for a six and four, Jaiswal became third youngest Indian to make a double hundred after Vinod Kambli and the great Sunil Gavaskar. The celebrations were euphoric for a dedicated cricketer who slept in tents at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in his growing up days, having come to the metropolis from a nondescript village in Uttar Pradesh.
On Friday too, the 22-year-old left-hander had shown no sign of fear and got to three figures with a maximum.
However, the effort of the rest of the India batters left a lot to be desired. After Jaiswal’s sensational feat, the second highest score in the innings was Rajat Patidar’s 32.
Besides Jaiswal, the star of the session was 41-year-old James Anderson who produced another masterclass in seam bowling on a flat surface.
