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‘From Crisis to now in leading position’ – Fans react as Joe Root century takes England to 302/7 on Day 1 of 4th Test vs India

Published on February 23, 2024

The England cricket team posted 302/7 on Day 1 of the fourth Test match against India on February 23 at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. Notably, Joe Root was the star of the game as he went on to hammer 106 runs from 226 balls, featuring nine boundaries to help England stand in the dominant position.

Speaking about the game here, it was England skipper Ben Stokes who had won the toss and invited the hosts to field first in the game. Notably, after being opted to bat first, the side had posted 302/7 before the stumps. Star batter Zak Crawley hammered 42 runs from 42 balls, while star opening batter Ben Duckett made 11 runs from 21 balls.

However, Olive Pope was dismissed for just one run, but great batter Joe Root helped England bounce back into the squad. However, wicketkeeper batter Jonny Bairstow also made 38 runs from 35 balls, while skipper Ben Stokes was dismissed for just three runs in the game. Later, Ben Foakes also hammered 47 runs, while Tom Hartley made 13 runs.

Ollie Robinson and Joe Root will be looking to take England over 400 runs on Day 2

Ollie Robinson, who is playing his first Test match after Ashes 2023, went on to hammer unbeaten 31 runs from 60 balls, featuring four boundaries and one six. Notably, Ollie Robinson and Joe Root will be looking to take England over 400 runs to put India under pressure after the first inning. Meanwhile, Bengal bowler Aakash Deep made his stunning debut as the star pacer went on to pick up three wickets on Day 1 of the fourth Test game and somehow put the visiting sides under pressure.

“I wasn’t nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn’t tense ahead of the game. I don’t know how it happened, but I used to take every game as my last game and tried my best. Bumrah bahi advised me to drag the length back slightly (in international cricket), that’s exactly what I did. We just tried to be as tight as possible and bowl in the right areas,” Akash Deep said on Day 1 of the fourth Test.

Check here how fans have reacted to Day 1 of the 4th Test game:

Very well done root !
From Crisis to now in leading position
— Saleem🇵🇰 (@Saleem_54Fan) February 23, 2024

Root is made for Indian and made by India.👏👏 great innings under pressure.
— Quotesforbetterliving (@Quotes4better_) February 23, 2024

It looked for all the world after the first session yielded five wickets and more than 100 runs that this would be a Bazball-style shootout, only for the pitch to settle down and England to locate some underused gears.
— Cricket Wala (@asghar_muh88722) February 23, 2024