R Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow joined the elite checklist of cricketers on Thursday, March 7 because the duo performed its respective one centesimal Check when India and England locked horns for one remaining time within the ongoing five-match collection on the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Bairstow was offered together with his one centesimal Check cap by Joe Root within the presence of his mom, sister, companion and child whereas Ashwin had a particular presentation from India head coach Rahul Dravid alongside his spouse Prithi and his daughters.
This was the fourth time two gamers had been taking part in their respective one centesimal Check in the identical sport and the third occasion of them being from reverse groups. Ashwin and Bairstow will likely be quickly adopted within the elite checklist by Kane Williamson and Tim Southee when the duo takes the sector of their respective one centesimal Check towards Australia beginning Friday, March 8 in Christchurch.
Gamers to play the one centesimal Check collectively
Michael Atherton, Alec Stewart (ENG vs WI) – Previous Trafford, 2000
Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock and Stephen Fleming (SA vs NZ) – Centurion, 2006
Michael Clarke, Alastair Prepare dinner (AUS vs ENG) – Perth, 2013
R Ashwin, Jonny Bairstow (IND vs ENG) – Dharamsala, 2024
Kane Williamson, Tim Southee (NZ vs AUS) – Christchurch, 2024*
England gained the toss and skipper Ben Stokes elected to bat first saying that it was the most suitable choice given the floor, regardless of the chilly and overcast circumstances within the lap of the Himalayas. Each groups made modifications to their line-ups with England bringing again pacer Mark Wooden to the facet whereas the Indian crew noticed pacer Jasprit Bumrah return and Devdutt Padikkal debut with Rajat Patidar injured.
Enjoying XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wooden, James Anderson
