Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer lauded England wicket-keeper Ben Foakes for his wicket-keeping skills in the first session of day three of the second Test against India on Monday.
Jaffer was impressed with Foakes's gloves work and said that he has never seen an overseas player keeping so well in India for a long time. Jaffer took to Twitter and wrote, "Really impressed with wicket-keeping skills of Ben Foakes. To concede 0 byes in the first innings in challenging conditions is superb. Soft hands, clean collection, fast to dislodge stumps. Not seen many overseas keepers keep so well here for long time."
Former England wicket-keeper Matt Prior had said that playing Test cricket in India can be mentally draining for wicket-keepers but Foakes looked a class apart as his efforts resulted in two quick wickets in the first 15 minutes of play on day three.
It was a dream start for England as India lost five wickets in the first session on the back of some fine glove work by Ben Foakes. The wicket-keeper stumped Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant and completed the run out of Cheteshwar Pujara. Currently, India is dominating in the ongoing second test match against England. A 96-run stand between Virat Kohli and Ravi Ashwin for the seventh wicket and now India has a lead of 416 runs.
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