IND vs ENG 2024: Rohit Sharma vexed as Yashasvi Jaiswal denies Sarfaraz Khan for easy two

India and England are engaged in the third Test of the series in Rajkot. Meanwhile, a bit of confusion on the field between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan on Day 4 grabbed the attention of many as Jaiswal, while closing in on his double century, denied Sarfaraz for a second in the 94th over of the innings, leading to a frustrated reaction from skipper Rohit Sharma and Sarfaraz.

Rehan Ahmed bowled the delivery to Sarfaraz, who pushed it away towards deep cover. The batter asked for the second run but Jaiswal denied it despite the run being on offer. However, after the confusion, both batters went on to build a solid partnership, putting England in quite a fix on day 4 of the third Test.

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Jaiswal completes majestic double ton as India dominate

Talking of the Indian team’s performance in the second innings of the third Test, the side was guided by excellent knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan.

Gill amassed 91 runs in 151 deliveries, while Jaiswal and Sarfaraz propelledthe side to a huge total in the second innings. After a double ton in the second Test, the youngster scored yet another double century (214 runs in 236 deliveries) in the third Test to became only the third Indian to score double hundred in consecutive Tests after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli.

The youngster was accompanied by Sarfaraz, who posted a total of 68 off 72 after a half-century in the first innings, as the hosts score 430 before declaring to give England a target of 557. As for the visitors, Joe Root, Tom Hartley, and Rehan Ahmed took one wicket each.