England recovered from a morning session collapse to post 302 for 7 on day one of the fourth Test against India, with Joe Root scoring an unbeaten century on Friday.
In the match, England won the toss and elected to bat first. Their innings was steadied by Joe Root’s century, who found valuable partnerships with Ben Foakes and Ollie Robinson. Despite the early setbacks caused by Akash Deep’s bowling, England managed to recover well, posting a competitive total on the scoreboard.
The absence of Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian bowling attack was compensated by the impressive debut performance of Akash Deep, who troubled the English batsmen with his pace and skill. India’s bowlers, led by Akash Deep, put England under pressure early in the day, but Root’s resilience and partnerships with the lower order helped England regain momentum.
On a day when debutant pacer Akash Deep tormented the visitors by dismissing both the openers — Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett — in the morning and returned figures of 3/70 to make a dream debut, former England skipper Root stood firm scoring an unbeaten 106 off 226 balls to halt the charge of the home team bowlers.
Joe Root’s Resilience and Partnerships Steer England Away from Trouble
At stumps, giving Joe Root company was Ollie Robinson (31 not out). Earlier, Root and Ben Foakes added 113 runs for the sixth wicket to get England out of trouble after they were left struggling at 112/5 by the 27-year-old Akash Deep. Making his Test debut in place of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has been rested, Akash Deep recovered from a no-ball setback to dismiss Ben Duckett (11), Ollie Pope (0), and Zak Crawley (42) and leave England reeling at 57 for 3.
Jonny Bairstow smashed a 35-ball 38 with four boundaries and a six before Ravichandran Ashwin (1/17) trapped him in front. Skipper Ben Stokes (3) was caught in front of the wicket by Ravindra Jadeja (1/28) as India dominated the morning session. As the series stands, India holds a 2-1 lead, with England looking to level the series with a strong performance in the fourth Test.
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