India vs England Highlights, 3rd Test Day 2: Ben Duckett’s 133 takes ENG to 207/2 at stumps, IND lead by 238

I wanted to clap for a couple of shots from Ben Duckett. Some of those slog sweeps were very good. But I am a competitor, so I didn't clap! (Smiles). I am happy for Ben

On view as intellectualizing bowling. Do you see it as a compliment or a curse? "It's their point of view. It didn't affect me.

It all depends on the yardstick you have to rate your bowling. All credit to the way they have been playing. As long as you bowling the way you want, you should be happy. Vizag was one of the best spells I bowled. It could have been 5-for, it was 3-for.

I was an accidental spinner. I later got IPL. People doubted me if I could be a test bowler. So, not bad not bad (smiles)

They have managed to increase the scoring rate. Also exploited our inexperienced batting line up of us. That's two facets. As far as my bowling, I am happy. Been trying to take wickets. The condition of the pitches has also contributed.m got to cash in on the fourth innings. Yes I think so (are you enjoying the challenge from England as this must be new to you

It's an innocuously placed timing in a test match. The game is in balance. Yes, good feeling to celebrate but will look at it later.

Every batsman has his own process. Duckett has his. The way he shapes to play spin. Trying to dictate. He does that

It was good to have Jimmy here. Felt a bit lost in the first test. Nice to have a partner and have a partnership going. Talking with him saying this is what's going to happen etc ... It was nice.

I wasn't aware of running on the pitch -5 penalty runs to India. I wasn't aware of the rules, as a cricketer I should be!

Indian innings felt long. There was a period when India wasn't going anywhere. It was a bizarre day. You take one wicket and then the partnership takes a bit away from us.

It's not a pitch where you blast people. The odd ball keeps low and a bit of reverse, so you are in as a bowler but it's hard work.

It was such a skillful knock from Duckett. India would change the field and he would hit elsewhere. We know that he doesn't leave much and we just sat back and enjoyed. To play with that freedom and clarity of mind and still be there at the end, delighted

Well, that's the end of the day's play. Though India does have the cushion of 200 runs more the rate and the confidence with which England batted today will give all the bowlers a sleepless night today. Rohit Sharma's captaincy has once again been open to criticism as it has been a bit on the negative side. The wicket is still excellent for batting and there is nothing for the bowlers to work with. Once again morning moisture is the only hope for the bowlers to exploit and pick a few wickets. As of now, that's it from us we will be shortly updating with press quotes from Sriram Veera in Rajkot.

Bumrah has bowled a decent over to Root. He looked a bit uncomfortable in the over but he survived. We might have a couple of overs left in the day's play and looks like it is going to pacers who will close the day for India.

As Joe Root has walked into the middle we are seeing Bumrah has been brought into the attack. Indians are surrounder around the umpire asking for a ball change and seems like the umpires have said nothing doing get on with it. There are about 15 minutes to and it will be testing time for Bumrah. In the last 30 minutes, Rohit suddenly seems to have come alive as captain and is making a lot more proactive moves. 

Mohammed Siraj picks Ollie Pope. He kept bowling short ones and pushed one onto a good length ball which Pope did not pick. Trying to play the ball on the leg side misses it completely and the ball hits the pads. However, the decision was not given on-field but Rohit decided to be sent upstairs against the run of the play and the ball tracking showed three reds on the screen. Much needed a breakthrough for India as the partnership was looking threatening. 

This has been another fabulous partnership for England after the opening partnership they have had. This is a top-top innings from Ben Duckett. He showed his true range today. He has swept all across the ground and has pushed the Indian bowlers on the back foot. Having said all that captaincy from Rohit has been a touch reactive than being proactive. We are having a concussion Test at the moment, to Pope. One noticeable thing is Jadeja did not bowl much today. We only have to wait and see if there is an injury concern or a tactical decision.

Ollie Pope paddle swept it to get a boundary. The boundary also brings England's 150. He followed it with a reverse lap over the keeper's head. England are 156 for 1 after 26.5 overs. England are trailing by 289 runs

Ben Duckett gets to his century. He brought the century with a boundary and followed it up with another boundary. The England opener reached his three figures in just 88 deliveries. He has smacked 20 boundaries and one six in his innings so far. He has absolutely dominated the proceedings here. England are 148 for 1 after 26 overs. England trail by 297 runs

Just a single from Jadeja's first over. Duckett is three runs away from the century. The partnership is worth 49 now. England are 138 for 1 after 24 overs. England trail by 307 runs.

Duckett nailed it down the ground. He stands still watches the ball and swats it down the ground to pick another boundary. Drinks break. England are 137 for 1 after 23 overs. England trail by 308 runs.

Ben Duckett cleared the front leg and hit Ashwin over mid-wicket for a six. A boundary to follow. Ashwin drops it short and Duckett accepts the freebies. He has now moved into the 90s. The partnership is worth 42 now. England are 131 for after 22 overs. England trail by 314 runs.

Jasprit Bumra nailed a yorker and the bottom edge saved Ben Duckett. England are 117 for 1 after 21 overs. England trail by 328 runs.

Good batting this by Ben Duckett. He is hitting boundaries and taking singles. England are 115 for 1 after 20 overs. England trail by 330 runs. 

Ollie Pope welcomes Jaspirt Bumrah with a boundary. An attempted yorker and Pope puts it away. England are 108 for 1 after 18.1 overs. England trail by 337 runs.

Absolutely hammered it through the mid-wicket region. Ben Duckett is in some mood today. Will he get to his hundred? 

England are 104 for 1 after 18 overs. England are trail by 341 runs.

It has just taken England 17 overs to reach the 100-run mark. The 89-run opening wicket stand has played a pivotal role in that partnership. England are 100 for 1 after 17 overs. England trail by 345 runs

Fantastic use of the feet from Ollie Pope. He hits Kuldeep Yadav for a six. England are 98 for 1. England trail by 347 runs.

Ashwin has taken 69 per cent of those 500 wickets in India. His record overseas is fine (153 wickets at 29.90) but at home, whether on flat decks or bunsens, he is irresistible: 347 at 21.22.

Maiden over Kuldeep. It must have been a big confidence booster for him. He was being taken to the cleaners so far. England are 90 for 1 after 15 overs 

WICKET NO 500 FOR R ASHWIN. Tossed up full on leg-stump, Crawley leant in looking to sweep, and Rajat Patidar takes the catch at fine-leg. A much-needed break for India. England are 90 for 1. 

Fewest Tests to 500 Test wickets
87 M Muralitharan
98 R Ashwin
105 A Kumble
108 S Warne
110 G McGrath

R Ashwin picks up Zak Crawley, pick ups his 500th Test wicket.

Ben Duckett has already hit fourteen boundaries in his stay. 56 runs out of his 68 has come as boundaries. Incredible from the England opener. Kuldeep Yadav has been taken to the cleaners. England are 89 for 0 after 13 overs. 

Good start for R Ashwin. He gave away only three runs in his first over. England are 79 for 0. 

Ben Duckett is toying with the Indian bowlers. He has raced towards fifty in just 39 balls and England are scoring at 7 runs per over. Another expensive over comes to an end. Runs are coming thick and fast for England. 

Ben Duckett has raced into 40s here. It seems to be a conscious tactic from Rohit to keep Duckett to Siraj as we update. The left-hander reached 50 from just 39 deliveries. The batter has completely silenced the crowd here. Siraj is looking a bit deflated here. It might be time that Rohit brings in Ashwin and let him have a go at Ben Duckett.

Duckett has started with a counter-attacking approach here. He is hitting a few boundaries and putting the bowlers on backfoot. This is where the Indians need to be careful as he is one of those players who will run away with the game. Surprisingly, Rohit is operating with pace from one end still. It is Kuldeep whom he has introduced first. Crawley on the other hand has been more circumspective to start as he has been throughout the series.

As was expected Dhruv Jurel made his Test debut in the third Test against England in Rajkot on Thursday. With the team management not too impressed with the performance of wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat, the 23-year-old from Agra got the Test cap for the vital game of the series that is tied at 1-1.

Dhruv has impressed those who matter and when the team management and selection committee decided to drop Ishan Kishen, they picked the talented Uttar Pradesh wicketkeeper. (Read more)

That is Tea break on Day 2. England has responded in the way only England does these days. They have come out with positive intent and playing cricket shots the run rate is around 6. The openers have once got them off to a start. Duckett especially is looking in good touch as he played a couple of crisp shots through off-side to get his innings going. It was strange for Rohit to not use any of his spinners in that small passage of play. Post Tea we might see more spin being used. Don't go anywhere more action coming up after Tea.

There has been not much of a swing with the new ball as expected. We might be not too far from seeing spin introduced early in the piece. R Ashwin will be the obvious choice but the one to watch out for would be Will Kuldeep get the bowl first or Jadeja. Coming on the back of an injury Jadeja did bat splendidly but Rohit must manage his workload as there is a lot of cricket to come in the next few months he is an all-rounder in the side and he does possess the option of Kuldeep whose primary role in the team is as a batter.

Bumrah had a bit of a nightmarish start with England having five runs on the board as the penalty of Indian batters running in the middle of the pitch far too often. In addition, Bumrah delivers a no-ball first up letting England get six runs without breaking a sweat. But this is going to be a tricky 20 minutes for England. As per India, Siraj coming from the other end does need to keep the pressure on. In Hyderabad, he was the one who could not let a lid on run rate and let the English run away. 

Slightly delayed start as R Ashwin got into the act. He wasn’t happy with the ball provided. Rohit Sharma joins in and the two have a chat with the umpire. And the ball is changed. Now they have the cherry they want, Ashwin looks happy. And play has begun reports Sriram Veera.

Mark Wood ended Jasprit Burmah's resistance. India are all out for 445 runs. Jaspirt Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj added 30 runs for the last wicket. India would be hoping Siraj's injury is not that bad. We'll be back after a short break.  

Bumrah it over the leg side to get another boundary. Wait wait... Siraj is in agonising pain while running a two. The physios are out again to have a look. India are 443 for 9 after 130.2 overs.

An eventful over. Siraj tried to play a reverse sweep, was given out but there was a spike as was quick to take a DRS. The udneredge hit his right knee and he has called the physio. India are 437 for 9 after 130 overs.

The last wicket stand between Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj is worth 22 now. These are frustrating runs from England's perspective. 

This time he hits it straight down the ground to collect a boundary. Bumrah is dealing with boundaries for now. He hits another one, this time picked the googly and played an inside-out shot to collect another four. India are 434 for 9 after 128 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah hits Tom Hartley for a six. He played it against the spin and put it over the mid-on region. A nice swing of the bat from India's vice-captain. Nine runs came from that over. India are 424 for 9 after 126.4 overs.

Jurel misses out on a well-deserved fifty. Rehan Ahmed gets another wicket. He keeps bowling the loose deliveries but ends up taking wickets as well. Rohit Sharma applauds as Jurel walks back.  India are 415 for 9 after 123 overs.

Some intent from Jurel and he dispatches it straight over the bowler's head. 

Back-to-back maidens for England. Hartley has kept Jurel quiet at one end, while Bumrah negotiated six balls from Rehan.  India are 408 for 8 after 122 overs.

Rehan Ahmed with the breakthrough. He ended the 77-run stand between Dhruv Jurel and R Ashwin. Ashwin was looking to go over mid-on, couldn't get under it to get the elevation and he chipped it to Anderson and the veteran clinged on it in the second attempt.  India are 408 for 7 after 120 overs.

Rehan Ahmed starts up with an absolute half-tracker and Jurel rocks back and hits it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. A poor start from the young leggie and rightly dispatched as well. India are 407 for 7 after 118 overs.

Mark Wood is looking exhausted. He is tiring down a little with all the short-pitch bowling he has been bowling. Another chance goes down. This time it is Ben Stokes at leg slip. Jurel is living dangerously.  India are 401 for 7 after 118 overs.

400 is up for India. They would love to add more and a lot would depend on how these two are going to bat. It must be frustrating for England. Just a single from England. India are 400 for 7 after 117 overs.

No leg slip, Ashwin went across and played it down the fine leg boundary to collect another boundary. Now the leg slip is back. FIve runs came from Wood's over  India are 399 for 7 after 116 overs.

Ollie Pope drops a regulation catch. Short delivery, went straight to the fielder but Pope outs down a dolly. Jurel survives. Hartley created an opportunity out of nowhere but Pope at mid-wicket put down an easy chance.   India are 394 for 7 after 115 overs.

Cracking shot from Ashwin. A nice little half volley from Wood and Ashwin played it straight down the ground to pick a boundary. It was an attempted yorker that went wrong.  India are 392 for 7 after 114 overs.

Dhruv Jurel and R Ashwin will resume India's innings. England will be looking to wrap up India below 400. It is bright and sunny and as Ravi Shastri said on air "Day 2 is going to be the best day for batting." Mark Wood will start the proceedings and we can expect more barrage of bouncers. India are 388 for 7 after 113 overs.