'Petition to Shift Remaining Test Matches to India' Twitterati Mock Virat Kohli and Co After Defeat Against England at Lord’s
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to India's crushing defeat.
England handed India an innings defeat in the second Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The home side won the match by an innings and 159 runs on the fourth day of the Test. Indian batsmen once again failed to show some resistance and were bowled for just 130 runs in their second innings. Earlier, in their first innings, the Virat Kohli-led side mangled just 107 runs. Meanwhile, with this victory, England took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Virat Kohli Cites Workload Concern for Lower Back Issue Following India’s Defeat at Lord’s.
Having conceded the first-innings lead by 289 runs, India's batting could not withstand the attack of Stuart Broad and James Anderson, who took four wickets each. In the first session of day four, England declared their first innings at 396/7, taking a lead of 289 runs. Chris Woakes, who scored 137, remained unbeaten.
Coming to bat in the second innings, India got off to a disastrous start as the visitors were 17/2 at lunch, trailing by 272 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara (5) and Ajinkya Rahane (1) were at the crease when the sky opened up which forced umpires to call for the break early. After hosts batsmen applied themselves brilliantly, bowlers did a superb job and put pressure on Indian batsmen right from the start. Opener Murali Vijay (0) was the first one to go. He was caught behind off pacer James Anderson in the third over. Lokesh Rahul (10) and Pujara then tried to repair the damage work but Anderson once again struck to dismiss Rahul. He was adjudged leg before wicket in the seventh over. India vs England 2nd Test 2018 Video Highlights: James Anderson, Stuart Broad Help ENG Take 2-0 Lead
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to the defeat:
The second session saw the same struggle as England pacer Stuart Broad took all the four wickets in the session to push India on the verge of defeat in the second Test, with the tourists reaching 66/6 at tea. Ind vs Eng 2nd Test Day 4- As it Happened.
Broad's fiery spell swept aside India's batting spine, with Ajinkya Rahane (13), Cheteshwar Pujara (17), Virat Kohli (17) and Dinesh Karthik (0) falling to the right-armer, leaving the visitors trailing by 223 runs. Hardik Pandya (1 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (0 not out) were at the crease when rain forced an early close of the second session of play. The final session was a mere formality as India had virtually lost the match.
With four more wickets remaining, England bowlers came out all guns blazing and wrapped up the lower order of Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, and Ishant Sharma with ease. Pandya and Ashwin, however, tried to put the break on the fall of wickets but Woakes dismissed Pandya and then Anderson did the rest to hand his team a convincing victory. (Inputs IANS).
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