Shoaib Bashir takes a fifer on day 2 of 4th Test match against England; Becomes 2nd youngest overseas bowler to pick five wickets in India

India vs England 2024: On day 2, England's Shoaib Bashir claimed a five-wicket haul against India in the 4th Test match in Ranchi and became the 2nd youngest overseas bowler to pick five wickets in India.

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On day 2, England's Shoaib Bashir claimed a five-wicket haul against India in the 4th Test match in Ranchi and became the 2nd youngest overseas bowler to pick five wickets in India. With his terrific bowling, Bashir sent half of the team back to the pavilion. His bowling efforts were the reason why India were dismissed at 307 runs. Currently, England is leading in the match by 135 runs with Zak Crawley batting at 46 runs while Johnny Bairstow is batting at 15 runs. 

Since England won the toss and chose to bat first, they put up a decent show with the bat by scoring 353 runs. With Joe Root's 122 runs off 274 balls, and Ollie Robinson's 58 runs off 96 balls, England managed to reach the 300 mark. Ravindra Jadeja was the highest wicket-taker for India with four wickets while Akash Deep took three wickets. 

When India came to bat, England was successful at dismissing the Indian captain, Rohit Sharma at just 2 runs. Moreover, Yashavi Jaiswal's 73 runs and Dhruv Jurel's 90 runs helped India score 307 runs. No other batter could reach the 40-run mark. For England, it was Shoaib Bashir's magical bowling which helped England in the first innings. Tom Hartley also got three crucial wickets for England. 

'I want to play according to the situation' - Yashasvi Jaiswal talks about his batting journey

The 22-year-old young Yashasvi Jaiswal's brilliant bowling is saving India from difficult situations in almost every match. In the ongoing 4th Test match between India and England, he scored an unbeaten 73 runs which helped India reach 307 runs in the first innings. After the day ended, Jaiswal was heard saying that he had taken a lot of advice from the seniors in order to change his mindset. 

It's been nice and challenging as well. I've been trying to learn how to play on different wickets and make sure that I stay for a long time. It's been one year with the Indian team, have had a lot of talk with Rahul sir and Rohit bhai on how to change my mindset, I'm trying to keep in mind what my team needs. I want to play according to the situation, I'm preparing the same during the net sessions, speaking with the seniors. 

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