The Indian cricket team on Monday completed their rout over England as they handed an innings defeat to them at Wankhede stadium. England were bowled out for 195 runs in their second innings. R Ashwin took another five-for, his 24th, to humiliate the English side. With this, India have won the Test series, 3-0, with one match to go.
Wankhede erupts! Thank you Mumbai for all the support #TeamIndia #INDvENG @Paytm Test Cricket pic.twitter.com/HEs7UD2N8q
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 12, 2016
Meanwhile, after the win, Twitter almost exploded with congratulatory messages. Cricketers, politicians, and commoners came out on the micro-blogging side to express their happiness at the achievement of Team India. However, the best reaction came from British journalist Piers Morgan as he said Virat Kohli and R Ashwin were the best batsman and the best bowler in the world respectively.
Congrats to @imVkohli & @ashwinravi99 – best batsman & bowler in the world right now.
Wonderful to watch. #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/EQEPbEwcEr— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 12, 2016
Congratulations Team India on a emphatic winLuv the approach of this team-positive,aggressive&determined Keep it up boys #IndvsEng @BCCI
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 12, 2016
Virat’s inning is like a Queue at ATM, just doesn’t end. #IndVsEng
— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) December 11, 2016
Congratulation to #TeamIndia @imVkohli & @anilkumble1074 for wrapping up the series #IndvsEng
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) December 12, 2016
Congratulation to #TeamIndia @imVkohli & @anilkumble1074 for wrapping up the series #IndvsEng
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) December 12, 2016
After winning toss and having a good first 4 sessions,England loose. India blessed to have both @imVkohli and@ashwinravi99 .#IndvsEng
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 12, 2016
Bradman: 52 tests, 29 100s
Ashwin: 43 tests, 24 5 wicket hauls + 4 100sUnstoppable force! #IndvsEng
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) December 12, 2016
Eng lost their last 5 wkts in..
70 balls at Dhaka in October
71 balls at Vizag in November
72 balls at Wankhede in December#IndvsEng— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 12, 2016
10 wkts in match in highest % of Tests:
16.5% (22/133) M Muralitharan
16.3% (7/43) R Ashwin
10.4% (9/86) R Hadlee
10.0% (7/70) D Lillee— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats) December 12, 2016
After a five-for in the first innings, R Ashwin repeated his performance in the second innings as he finished with 12 wickets in the match. England, which resumed the match at 182/6, were no match for the big turner, Ashwin’s bowling as they bundled out before lunch. Joe Root was the highest scorer for England as he scored 77.
On Sunday, Virat Kohli scored a double ton to steer India’s total to a massive 631. Lower-order batsman Jayant Yadav also proved that he was a solid batsman as he scored his maiden century. In reply, England lost 6 wickets in a day. They were finished off on day 5 by Indian spinners.
