Almost a fortnight again, India captain Rohit Sharma had warned Sarfaraz Khan to put on his helmet when the teen tried a dangerous stunt of fielding at ahead quick leg with out it. On Saturday, Rohit’s warning was confirmed proper after Sarfaraz escaped a nasty blow to his head whereas fielding, shortly earlier than India’s win by an innings and 64 runs within the fifth Test towards England in Dharamsala.
Sarfaraz Khan escapes deadly head damage in Dharamsala
It was on Day 3 within the fourth Test towards England in Ranchi when Rohit had warned Sarfaraz. It occurred within the forty seventh over when the India captain determined that he wanted a close-in fielder, and therefore Sarfaraz, stationed at long-on, was known as to take the ahead quick leg place. The teen adopted the order however didn’t put on a helmet on taking the place.
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‘Oye, hero nahi banne ka,’ stated Rohit as he instantly walked as much as him, explaining that it was a harmful factor as Sarfaraz regarded to persuade him that getting the helmet would take plenty of time. On-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena additionally stepped in saying, ‘No, you can not try this,’ informing {that a} helmet is obligatory for close-in fielders.
On Saturday, Day 3 of the fifth Test on the HPCA Stadium, in an over from Kuldeep Yadav, Sarfaraz managed a slim escape from the blow whereas fielding at ahead quick leg as he wore a helmet. Against the size ball from the spinner, the England batter rocked again to punch it by sq. leg, however the ball hit Sarfaraz on his his helmet and bounced off it.
Kuldeep picked two wickets for India on Day 3 whereas Ravichandran Ashwin, enjoying his one centesimal Test match, recorded a five-wicket haul as England had been folded for simply 195 runs within the second innings.
With the win in Dharamsala, India claimed the five-match sequence 4-1, thus extending their streak of not having misplaced a Test sequence at house since 2012. England, themselves, had been the final crew to beat India in India, however because the 2012 tour, the vacationers have misplaced three successive sequence.
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