In a bid to gain a consolation win in the final Test of the series against India, the visitors made all the right moves, keeping England tied up with a tidy bowling performance, restricting them to under 200 on the first day. Ishant Sharma struck thrice to lead India’s sensational fightback as the visitors reduced England to 198 for 7 at stumps after Alastair Cook hit a memorable half-century in his career’s final match on day one of the fifth Test on Friday.
Ishant (3/28) picked up three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah (2/41) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/57) struck twice each to trigger England’s collapse in the final session of the opening day. With this, Ishant now is on top of the list of leading wicket-takers for India in Tests against England, along with Kapil Dev.
43 – Kapil Dev and Ishant Sharma
36 – Anil Kumble
35 – Bishan Bedi
31 – Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
