India vs England 3rd Test: Rohit and Jadeja go old school with tons to drag India out of trouble

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Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, they have not been able to run away with the game. An outstanding debut for Sarfaraz Khan ensured that India ended the first day on 326 for 5 after choosing to bat. And yet, with Jadeja (110 not out) at the crease with the nightwatchman Kuldeep Yadav, and debutant Dhruv Jurel to follow, England will feel like they are one good session away from getting right back into this game.

And it did not take even one good session for England to take this Test by the scruff of the neck. On a batting belter at the newly christened Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Rohit had the best seat in the house to watch some of the most exasperating batting possible. Yashasvi Jaiswal, fresh from his heroics in Visakhapatnam, hung his bat loosely outside off to edge and be taken. Shubman Gill gave Mark Wood a second scalp, prodding purposelessly outside off to nick off to the keeper. And Rajat Patidar, pressing forward and then going right back to the leftarm spinner Tom Hartley, got stuck as the ball stopped on him a touch and spooned a simple catch to cover.

On a pitch where 600 should have been the goal after getting first use, India were 33 for 3 inside an hour. The situation was so dire that India sent out Jadeja at No. 5, ahead of Sarfaraz, who averages nearly 70 in first class cricket, finally got his chance in the XI. The move was not a bad one, as Jadeja calmed the nerves and built a strong partnership with Rohit.

The two played throwback cricket, doing nothing more than rotating strike without