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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
Ravichandran Ashwin became the second Indian bowler, after Anil Kumble, to claim 500 Test wickets but it was otherwise a day of toil for India as England scored nearly at a run-a-ball rate.
As a result England will start their innings at 5/0.
Ashwin was highly impressed with Pat Cummins's 'tactical masterclass' in the final.
The writing was on the wall once Axar failed to recover on time for the third ODI against Australia in Rajkot.
Kuldeep Yadav was picked as the lone specialist spinner in India's initial 15-member squad for the World Cup, along with spin-bowling all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Pathan felt that there was a lack of planning and that Ashwin should have been given more chances.
One got the impression that while trying to catch Ashwin off guard, Warner himself got confused and perished in the end.
Gill (74) and Gaikwad (71) added 142 for the first wicket.
The off-spinner is back in contention for a place in India's World Cup squad.
Ashwin bounced back after being left out of the WTC final against Australia with a record-breaking 33rd five-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies.
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