England skipper Ben Stokes produced the vital breakthrough of Rohit Sharma with his first ball of the series as he bowled for the first time in 251 days. The post-lunch session on day 2 of the 5th Test against India saw the seam-bowling all-rounder bowl a ripper to the Indian captain to dismiss him for 103, leaving his teammates stunned.
The dismissal occurred in the 62nd over of the innings as Stokes started with the outswinger. It left Rohit a touch and clipped the off-stump, thereby breaking the 171-run partnership between him and Shubman Gill. Mark Wood's expression also went viral as a result.
India in pole position to win the 5th Test in Dharamsala:
The home side started the day at 135-1, trailing only by 83 runs as Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a quick-fire 57 on the previous day to give their side a good head start. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill played aggressively in the first session, adding 129 runs, thereby pushing India's lead to 46.
The Englishmen dismissed the two set batters in Rohit and Gill immediately after lunch. However, they didn't look anywhere near like getting on top of India and Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan pushed the lead to 158 by tea. While England have triggered a collapse currently, Rohit Sharma and co. have accumulated a lead of over 200.
England have a tall task ahead as the pitch keeps producing spin and variable bounce.
