India’s Cheteshwar Pujara did not take the field on day 2 of the second Test after he was hit on the fingers while batting on day 1. He scored 21 and added a crucial 86-run stand with Rohit Sharma before he was dismissed by Jack Leach. India were finally bowled out for 329 on day two as they lost four wickets for 29 runs resuming their day on 300.
Providing an update on Pujara’s hand injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to reveal that the senior batsman did not take the field on Sunday as he felt some pain in his injured right hand. It remains to be seen if Pujara bats again in India’s second innings of the Chennai Test.
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“Cheteshwar Pujara was hit on his right hand while batting on Day 1 of the second @Paytm Test against England at Chepauk. He felt some pain later. He will not be fielding today,” BCCI said on Twitter.
Cheteshwar Pujara Skips Fielding On Day 2
Cheteshwar Pujara was hit on his right hand while batting on Day 1 of the second @Paytm Test against England at Chepauk. He felt some pain later. He will not be fielding today. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/k0KkFOiHVC
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 14, 2021
Meanwhile, England bowlers displayed immense discipline as they did not give any extras in the innings thus creating a record in itself. The hosts in contrast has conceded 52 runs in extras in both innings in the last Test match.
Rohit Sharma top-scored in the first innings for India scoring 161 runs. It was his seventh Test ton and his fourth in the World Test Championship. He was ably supported by Ajinkya Rahane who scored a patient 67.
Earlier in the game, Olly Stone and Moeen Ali took the last four wickets in the Indian innings. Stone took two and Ali took two. Stone dismissed Kuldeep and Siraj while Moeen Ali accounted for Axar and Ishant Sharma.
England did not have the best of starts with the bat either. Rory Burns was the first wicket to fall. He was trapped by Ishant Sharma followed by Dominic Sibley trapped by Ravichandran Ashwin. The biggest England wicket was taken by Axar Patel. Root trying to play his favourite sweep shot, edged one to get caught by Ashwin inside the circle. Ashwin came back to dismiss Ben Stokes just after lunch to leave England tottering having lost five wickets.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj got a wicket of the very first delivery he bowled on Indian soil. Rishabh Pant took a diving catch to get him dismissed for 22 off 57 balls.
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