Ashwin magic puts India on top
Visakhapatnam : Ravichandran Ashwin yesterday said he has a “psychological advantage” over England after his all round showing put India on top in the second
Test as the visitors
struggled against spin on day two in Visakhapatnam.
England were reeling at 103 for five at stumps in response to India’s
first innings score of 455. The visitors still trail by 352 runs.
Ashwin, who scored a gritty half-century to propel the Indian score after skipper Virat Kohli’s 167, claimed two wickets in the final session to rattle the English top-order.
Currently ranked the world’s top Test bowler, Ashwin underlined his prowess with the bat by averaging over 60 when England last toured India in 2012.
“And generally I mean there are attacks where you feel confident out there,” Ashwin, who has recorded eight fifties and four hundreds in 41 Tests, told reporters.
Pace spearhead Mohammed Shami gave India an early breakthrough after shattering skipper Alastair Cook’s off stump as England began their first innings reply before tea.
Haseeb Hameed,put on 47 runs with Joe Root (53) in his bid to steady the innings.
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