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BEN STOKES bagging a wicket with his first ball in 251 days was described as “magical” by England assistant Jeetan Patel on an otherwise difficult day in Dharamsala.
England appeared bereft after a wicketless first session on day two of the fifth Test today as hundreds from Rohit Sharma (103) and Shubman Gill (110) carried India into a position of outright dominance.
Stokes had one trump card left and used it in the second over after lunch, bowling competitively for the first time since July 1 last year and producing a beauty which thudded into Rohit’s off stump.
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