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Ranchi: It was not baseball but traditional cricket that made England's comeback in the fourth Test against India. At Ranchi's JSCA Stadium, half the English team returned to the pavilion at 112 runs and clouds of trouble started looming over them. Root, who had failed till now in the series due to his 'baseball' style, not only scored a century by playing traditional cricket but also brought the team out of difficult times. By the end of the first day's play, the visiting team returned to the match after scoring 302 runs for seven wickets. By the end of the day's play, Route 106 and Ollie Robinson were playing with 26 runs each.
Joe Root, who is one of the most successful batsmen in Test cricket, had scored 29, 2, 5, 16, 18 and 7 in three Test matches when he landed in Ranchi. His playing style was heavily criticized by many veterans. The strange shot on which he got out in the first innings of the Rajkot Test was described by former England captains as the stupidest shot. In the first innings in Rajkot, England were in a good position after scoring 224 runs for two wickets, but Root made a reverse sweep of Bumrah's ball and Yashasvi took a brilliant catch in the slip. As soon as Root was out, the rest of England's batting also failed, but Root did not hit any sweep shot till 115 balls in Racine. Root scored 106 runs in 226 balls at a strike rate of 46.90, which was probably the slowest innings played in the Brendon McCullum era. He scored his first century in 15 innings, which is the 31st Test century of his career. Showing tremendous patience, he hit nine fours in his innings. In Ranchi, this experienced batsman batted in copy book style and not only brought his team back but also put an end to the excellent performance of India's opening fast bowler Akash Deep.
Five wickets fell before lunch for the first time in the series:
This was the first time in the current series that a team lost five wickets before lunch on the first day of the match. 27-year-old Akash Deep thwarted England's top batsmen with the new ball and put the visiting team on the backfoot by dismissing the top three batsmen (Crawley, Duckett, Ollie Pope) in 10 balls. Due to this, Ba Root played his natural game and decided to stand apart and his decision proved to be right. Root played a brilliant innings and scored a century. Of Root's 31 Test centuries, a record 10 are against India. This legendary batsman did not resort to reverse sweep even once in the entire innings and scored runs only on weak balls.
Benefits of Bumrah's absence:
Joe Root, disappointed with Jasprit Bumrah's bowlers in the entire series, avoided sweep shots considering the bounce of the pitch. After losing five wickets for 112 runs, Root got a better partner in the form of wicketkeeper Ben Fox (47 off 126 balls) and both of them added 86 runs for the team without losing any wicket in the second session.
Grand inauguration of Akash Deep:
Young Akash Deep, who was included in the team in place of Bumrah, impressed everyone with his speed and swing in his debut match. At one time Akashdeep had created a sensation on the field by taking three wickets in 10 balls. Although he knocked down Crawley's off stump in his second over of the day, his happiness did not last long as the umpire declared the ball a no ball.