Ishant Sharma dismissed the dangerous Jos Buttler (30) and Jofra Archer (0) off successive deliveries to give India something to cheer about towards the end of another long day in the field.
Taking to his Twitter account, Pietersen singled out the spell by Ishant Sharma in the last session of play, and wrote:
Despite Ishant Sharma’s twin strikes, England ended the day with the upper hand. Their skipper Joe Root continued his great form with the bat, scoring 218 and becoming the first cricketer to notch up a double hundred in his 100th Test.
Root featured in a century stand with Ben Stokes (82) as England resumed the day on 263 for 3. They were 555 for 8 at stumps, with Dom Bess unbeaten on 28 from 84 and Jack Leach on 6 from 28.
Ishant Sharma’s two wickets very crucial: Shahbaz Nadeem
Apart from Pietersen, Indian left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem also admitted that Ishant Sharma’s two quick wickets were important to lift India’s morale. Speaking at the end of the day’s play, he told the media:
Nadeem himself claimed two wickets, which were the big ones of Root and Stokes, but conceded 167 runs in his 44 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin also picked up two scalps each as they sent down 31 and 50 overs respectively.
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