England’s Test skipper Ben Stokes led England’s fightback on his return from injury with a brilliant fifty on Day 1 of the IND vs ENG 1st Test in Hyderabad.
England were reeling at 155/7 after opting to bat before Stokes decided to unleash. The England all-rounder stitched a quick 38-run partnership with debutant Tom Hartley and then partnered with Mark Wood to push India over 225 on a tricky Hyderabad pitch.
Notably, the 32-year-old underwent a knee surgery in November and was away from cricket for almost 3 months.
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While Stokes is unlikely to bowl at the start of the series, he is making sure to contribute big with the bat. Earlier, Ashwin and Jadeja combined to rattle the visitors in the first two sessions.
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