Previous Britain skipper Kevin Pietersen reprimanded Ravichandran Ashwin’s batting on Day 3 of the second Test against Britain in Visakhapatnam. While India were in a ruling situation in their second innings notwithstanding losing wickets in a store towards the finish of play, Ashwin went into a cautious method of batting. He was in the long run excused for a 29 off 61 in the wake of edging a Rehan Ahmed conveyance to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes while going for a front-foot guard. Pietersen was disheartened with the manner in which Ashwin batted.
“Day 3 had a place with India. However, they squandered their chances. I don’t have the foggiest idea how Ashwin was doing the tail. They were 211 for four preceding being bowled out for 255. So they squandered the chance of penetrating Britain. On the off chance that they might have gone north of 400 or 450, it would have been 100% an outcome for India,” Pietersen told Jio Film toward the finish of day’s play as cited by Hindustan Times.
Shubman Gill hit structure with 100 years as India left Britain a record triumph focus of 399 on day three of the second Test on Sunday.
Britain, who lead the five-match series 1-0, arrived at 67-1 at stumps after opener Ben Duckett fell for 28 in Visakhapatnam.
Left-hander Duckett put on a going after 50-run stand with individual opener Zak Crawley, batting on 29, preceding Ravichandran Ashwin got him out for his 497th Test wicket.
Nightwatchman Rehan Ahmed, on nine, got Crawley together with Britain requiring another 332 for triumph.
The most noteworthy fourth-innings target effectively pursued against India is Britain’s 378 at Edgbaston in 2022, and the best in India was the point at which the hosts got 387 against Britain in 2008.
Spinners Tom Hartley and Ahmed joined to bowl out India for 255 after Gill’s 104 on a day of bowling and handling brightness.
