India Vs England: Virat Kohli on the verge of breaking MS Dhoni's unique record; find out here
Indian cricket team won the third Test match of five match series against England in England. After 32 years, Virat Kohli led Indian cricket team registered a biggest win in England.
Riding on the shoulder of Jasprit Bumrah's second 5-wicket haul in Test cricket, Virat Kohli's juggernaut is inched closer to register historic victory. India need one more wicket to register their first win in the five Test match series.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli added another feather to his glittering cap. Kohli is on the verge of breaking 2011 World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni's world record. After MS Dhoni, Kohli registered the most number of wins as skipper. Kohli won 22 games as skipper while Ms Dhoni won 27 as skipper in Test cricket.
With victory at Trent Bridge, @imVkohli passed @SGanguly99 to become India's second most successful captain in Tests!
— ICC (@ICC) August 22, 2018
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Most wins for Indian captains in Test cricket:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) August 22, 2018
27 - MS Dhoni
22 - VIRAT KOHLI*
21 - Sourav Ganguly #ENGvIND
England's tail including Adil Rashid and James Anderson battled hard to keep Indian bowlers at bay. Adil Rashid scored 30 after sticking around for 55 balls while James Anderson scored 8 runs from 16 balls.
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah dismissed England's skipperJos Buttler (106) and Jonny Bairstow for a duck on consecutive deliveries. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Chris Woakes with a bouncer for 7 runs. While Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya joined the party, dismiss well settled Ben Stokes (62) with a beautiful delivery.
England Playing XI:
Keaton Jennings, Alastair Cook, Joe Root (c), Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
India's Playing XI:
Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
First published: 22 August 2018, 18:05 IST