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India post that needed only a handful of overs to track down the formalities. Ashwin though had his moment under the sun as he became the second fastest bowler to pick up 400 wickets. Axar started off with two wickets in the first over and just didn't relent post that. India themselves frittered away the advantage as they gifted Joe Root his first fifer in first class cricket. Of course, in the process, Ishant Sharma playing his 100th Test from being headline material was on the sidelines seeing his tweaker colleagues making merry. It became a procession before they were shot out for 112. They played for the turn and Axar kept deceiving them with the arm ball. The demons of Chepauk seemed to have stayed with them. England won a massive toss, no two thoughts about it, but they just didn't make it count. And at the toss, one skipper went in with three frontline spinners and the other one went in with one.

The entire match lasted for 140 odd overs. Every time you batted an eye-lid, a wicket was lost. You won't get a better example of it than this game. I want to keep improving, that's what motivates me a lot.ġ9:52 Local Time, 14:22 GMT, 19:52 IST: Blink and you miss. People are asking the same question (on what keeps him going). We lost the first Test and it's extra special to come back and win from there onwards. I have been having a lot of chats recently - it's incredibly difficult watching the game from the dressing-room, you don't know how things work. I worked a lot on my fitness, this body is aging, have been working on it and it has looked upwards for me since the lockdown. In Australia, I had a chat with Ravi and Virat on my batting, they felt I was bowling well. I think my bowling is coming beautifully, I thought I was bowling well in the IPL. At the start of the Australian tour, I didn't think I would be starting, but then Jadeja broke down and it might have had to happen. But we then bowled beautifully on a wicket assisting us, especially Axar. We were worried after getting bowled out for 145, didn't think we didn't have many runs on the board. It was nice to get the crowd on my back and applauding the effort. Ravi Ashwin - Pleasant experience (on reaching 400 Test wickets), good that it happened in a winning cause. Few days extra off with a hectic schedule is welcoming. As a captain, I am so pleased he is in my team. I think we need to stand up and take notice of what Ashwin has done. If the wicket has something in it, Axar is very lethal. You just cannot sweep this guy but you also can't keep defending as he would just keep bowling at you. I don't know what is it with Gujarat and producing so many left arm spinners. Bowls it quicker and from a bigger height as well. But then this guy ( Axar Patel) comes in. A lot of people were relieved when Jaddu got injured. Ishant said I am playing my 100th game and still don't get to bowl. Bumrah said I am getting work load management while playing. Lack of application ensured it was a quick finish. It was bizzare that 21 of the 30 wickets fell to straight balls, Test cricket is about trusting your defence. It was just the odd ball turning and it was a good wicket to bat in the first innings. We were 100 for 3 and then got bowled out for less than 150. Virat Kohli: To be honest, I don't think the quality of batting was up to standards. This is Kumar Abhisekh Das signing off in esteemed company of Pradeep Krishnamurthy, Raju Peethala, MS Ramakrishnan, Sagar Chawla and Mukesh.

On that note, we have a ticket to buzz away as well. England have blown away their ticket despite the kickstart at the start of the tour. India have half-a-ticket for Lord's and the other half awaits them. The headline should have been - Pink Ball, Seam, Lights but it was a four letter word that made all the news. Yes, it was a tough track but as Kohli summed it up both teams looked a little hurried for reasons unknown. The challenge in the head outweighed the challenge that was presented on the 22 yards. The English batters kept playing for the spin only to miss the straighter ones at regular intervals. Did India spin a web? No! They hypnotized England into believing that the spinning ball was more potent than the straighter one. And true to the narrative, a couple of them - Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel - have made it come true in their respective backyards and how! Ashwin could do no wrong at the Chepauk and Axar at Ahmedabad was as relentless as a waterfall. Every kid in India dreams of scoring runs and picking wickets while growing up and playing in his backyard.