R Ashwin is back on the field now at Tea break on Day 4 of the third Test match against England.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri revealed that R Ashwin has gone back home on a chartered flight arranged by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah.
R Ashwin was back on the field at the Teat break and will now compete in the remainder of the third Test against England. R Ashwin in his signature floppy hat was bowling on the practice pitches with head coach Rahul Dravid and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey giving him the company.
“BCCI secretary Jay shah had arranged charter plane for Ashwin’s trip home and back,” Shastri said while doing the commentary.
Ashwin was forced to leave for Chennai to attend to his ailing mother, hours after reaching the coveted milestone of 500 Test wickets on the second day of the match.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce the return of Ravichandran Ashwin to the squad after a brief absence due to a family emergency. Ashwin had to temporarily withdraw from the squad after Day 2 of the 3rd Test in Rajkot to attend to a family emergency,” BCCI had said in a statement.
After Yashasvi Jaiswal demolished their belief with a sensational unbeaten 214, England were in further turmoil at tea, slipping to 18 for two in their second innings while chasing an improbable 557-run target at the Teat on Day 4.
Opener Ben Duckett had already made the war cry after the third day when he said “let them (India) have as many as they want (runs) and we’ll go and get them”, but he was the first to perish with a horrible run out.
Duckett, having flicked one on the leg side kept running even though his partner Zak Crawley was scantly interested. Eventually, Duckett ran himself out for four.
At the stroke of tea, pacer Jasprit Bumrah moved one back sharply into Crawley (11) to pin him in front of the wickets. The English opener opted for DRS but the decision stayed with the umpire’s call.
Source:indianexpress.com