James Anderson was upset by Ravichandran Ashwin’s action at the non-striker’s end during the second test’s second day at Vizag.
At the start of the day, as James Anderson prepared to deliver his first over, Ravichandran Ashwin, the cunning Indian all-rounder, extended his hands. Anderson, the England bowler, found this distracting. He halted the delivery after he reached the popping crease.
James Anderson, clearly upset, voiced his complaint to the umpire at the end of the over. He believed Ashwin was standing too near the stumps.
Below is a video clip of the occurrence:
Despite the incident, James Anderson got the last laugh, dismissing Ashwin caught behind with a peach for 20. The dismissal occurred after the Indian off-spinner clipped Anderson for a boundary on the leg side.
At the age of 41, an impressive game was played on a tricky track, yielding results of 3/47 in 25 overs. Not only Ashwin, but also double-century maker Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill were out by Anderson.
James Anderson, now the oldest pacer to play a Test in India at 41 years and 187 days, eclipsed Lala Amarnath’s record of 41 years and 92 days. He also holds the record for most wickets against India in Tests – 142 wickets from 36 games.
India and England locked in a tight contest
Following an exciting opening Test in which England scored a shock 28-run victory, the two teams have gone head-to-head in the second match in Vizag.
After winning the toss, the hosts were led by a magnificent double century from Yashasvi Jaiswal in their first innings. However, because to a lack of meaningful contributions from others, India concluded with a rather paltry 396 on a good batting track.
Anderson was ably assisted by Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed, who both took three wickets.
In response, England got off to their usual quick start, reaching 50 in only the ninth over. Kuldeep Yadav, who had not played a Test in almost a year, struck when he removed Ben Duckett.
Meanwhile, Duckett’s opening partner, Zak Crawley, raced to a stunning half-century off only 52 deliveries, propelling the visitors into three figures.
Ollie Pope, the standout of the opening Test, followed him and was given a reprieve by wicketkeeper KS Bharat on his first delivery. The experienced partnership had taken the English to a great position of 110/1 after 22 overs.
