Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (in picture) and Axar Patel wreaked havoc on the Motera surface. (Photo credit: PTI)
- There have been erroneous reports that India will lose WTC points if the Ahmedabad pitch is rated 'poor'
- For the pitch quality to create WTC implications, the pitch would have to be deemed “unfit”
- The last time a pitch was declared "unfit" was more than a decade ago
India won the third Test by 10 wickets and are now leading the series with a score of 2-1. (Photo credit: PTI)
- England's second innings ended with a meagre 81-run score
- India need 38 more runs, heading into the dinner break, to secure a win in the third Test
- India's Axar Patel picked up a total of 11 wickets in the two innings
Axar Patel picked up the first two wickets in England's second innings in his very first over. (Photo credit: PTI)
- Axar Patel took six wickets in the first innings, and five wickets in the second innings
- Bowling figures of 38/6 in the first innings, and 32/5 in the second innings prompted a quick ending of the England batting order
- The match in its entirety has been almost all about spinners
Indian spinner R Ashwin picked his 400th Test wicket on Thursday. (Photo Credit: PTI)
- R Ashwin achieved the feat by dismissing England's Jofra Archer
- He has become the second-fastest bowler in the world to reach the milestone
- The fastest is Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan
Axar Patel returned with six wickets under his belt. (Photo credit: PTI)
- Axar Patel was ably supported by R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma
- India didn't even introduce Washington Sundar in the attack
- The 3rd Test is being played in Ahmedabad
R Ashwin went past Harbhajan SIngh to become the second highest wicket-taker in Test matches in India. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@ICC)
- Ravichandran Ashwin with 597 wickets became India's leading wicket taker for India in all formats
- Anil Kumble leads the list with 953 wickets
- Ashwin picked up a 5-wicket haul and hit a century in second Test against England
Ishant Sharma will join the likes of Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to play 100 Test matches at Motera stadium. (Photo credit: Twitter/@ishantsharma)
- Ishant Sharma will become the fourth Indian bowler to play 100 test matches
- Team India shared a video of the bowler on its Instagram handle
- Ravichandran Ashwin remebered Ishant's first memory in the video, when Ishant dismissed legend Ricky Ponting
The spinner now stands six wickets short of the 400 Test wicket mark. (Photo credit: BCCI/PTI)
- Ravichandran Ashwin, on Tuesday, scored 106 runs with the bat and picked up three wickets
- England's second innings collapsed at a score of 164, giving India a 317 run victory
- The off-spinner scored his fifth century on Tuesday
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen was hailed as a hero in cricket-crazy India back in 2008. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@KP24)
- Kevin Pietersen took a cheeky dig at India in his message, congratulating them for beating England's 'B team'
- After England's victory in the first Test, he said, "remember I had warned you in advance"
- After the second day's play, he said "If India had lost the toss, they’d have gone down 2-0"
India levelled the four-match series 1-1 with a xx-run win in the second Test on Tuesday. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@BCCI)