Eng Vs Ind: Rohit Sharma's Thrilling Century Leaves India Well Placed
Eng Vs Ind: Rohit Sharma's Thrilling Century Leaves India Well Placed
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On an enthralling day of changing fortunes at the Oval on Saturday, Rohit Sharma scored his first Test century outside India before England's Ollie Robinson took two wickets in the first over with the new ball. When bad light ended the third day of the fourth Test, India were 270-3 in their second innings, 171 runs ahead of England's first innings 290. With India 236-1 off 80 overs, the tourists were on the brink of bowling England out of the game. Home captain Joe Root took the new ball as quickly as he could.

Sharma, who was on 127 at the time, mistimed a pull off a Robinson ball that 'stayed' in the pitch, and Chris Woakes ran round from fine leg to long leg to collect the catch. Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara had put on an outstanding second-wicket partnership of 153 in 46 overs.

Pujara was out five balls later, his crucial 61 finishing when he inside-edged Sussex seamer, Robinson, to Moeen Ali at the slip cordon via his thigh. Befitting a see-saw five-match series locked at 1-1, India were now 237-3, with two fresh batsmen in captain Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, again promoted up the order ahead of the struggling Ajinkya Rahane, facing a rejuvenated England attack.

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