Sarfaraz Khan celebrates after taking a catch in Ranchi Test© X (formerly Twitter)
Sarfaraz Khan pulled off an acrobatic catch and then followed it with a celebration that has gone viral on Day 3 of the fourth Test match between India and England in Ranchi on Sunday. During England’s second innings, Tom Hartley decided to attack Kuldeep Yadav and he slammed a delivery straight towards deep mid-on. The connection was not that great and Sarfaraz had to dive forward and complete a challenging catch. The youngster was extremely pleased with his effort and after completing the tough catch, he turned towards the crowd and blew a kiss in the air.
Dhruv Jurel‘s 90 and a five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin put India back in the fourth Test against England on Sunday’s day three, as they chase 192 for a series win.
India reached 40-0 at stumps, needing another 152 in Ranchi to win their third straight match and the five-Test series.
Super fielding from Sarfaraz Khan!@ImRaina would be proud of that catch as #TeamIndia continue to take wickets in the 4th Test#INDvsENG #IDFCFirstBankTestSeries #BazBowled #JioCinemaSports pic.twitter.com/sXRPTPgwZA
â JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 25, 2024
Skipper Rohit Sharma was unbeaten on 24, with Yashasvi Jaiswal on 16.
Opener Zak Crawley earlier top-scored with 60, but the rest of the England batting fell for 145 all out — with Indian spinners Ashwin returning figures of 5-51 and Kuldeep Yadav 4-22.
England spinner Shoaib Bashir took his first Test five-wicket haul to help bowl India out for 307, giving the tourists a lead of 46 going into their second innings.
(With AFP inputs)
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