IND vs ENG 1st Test: "We enjoyed the way Yashasvi was batting", says Axar Patel
Updated On: 26 January, 2024 09:40 AM IST | Hyderabad | mid-day online correspondent
IND vs ENG 1st Test: The way in which Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 76 runs completely unsettled the visitor`s troika of spinners. Spinner Axar Patel also bagged two wickets for 33 runs
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India`s bowler Axar Patel celebrates the wicket of England`s batter Jonny Bairstow during the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and England, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Pic/PTI
India`s opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal displayed an aggressive brand of cricket on the opening day of IND vs ENG 1st Test. The way in which Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 76 runs completely unsettled the visitor`s troika of spinners. Spinner Axar Patel also bagged two wickets for 33 runs. In reply to England`s 246 in the first innings, the hosts closed the opening day at 119 for the loss of one wicket.
"We enjoyed the way Yashasvi was batting and he took on the spinners from the very first over. It was very good to unsettle them early," said Axar in the post-day press conference. Jaiswal hammered debutant England left-arm spinner Tom Hartely for two sixes in the second over of India`s first innings to impose himself on the match. However, Axar himself played a not insignificant role in India`s charge on the day, plucking the wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes. The 30-year-old said he was just trying to complement senior partners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. "I have learned a lot from seniors Ash and Jaddu bhai. I was trying to control the game from my end as they were bowling in partnership. They were taking wickets, so, I was not thinking about taking wickets," he said.
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