New Delhi: The second day of the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 at The Oval witnessed another spirited fightback from India, as they came to the bat trailing England by 23 runs. Having been bowled out for 224, India’s bowlers managed to keep the hosts to 247, which gave England a narrow first-innings lead of only 23 runs. The Englishers were powered forward by sizable contributions from Harry Brook, and Zak Crawley, along with a dominating opening stand of 92 between Crawley and Ben Duckett. Defensively, India went to bat with a strong approach, and the pair of Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna tearing through the English batting lineup, both claiming 4 wickets. While Krishna's success came from his mix of sharp and back-of-a-length deliveries, Siraj's seam movement earned him 3 LBWs and 1 clean bowled. In the pursuing of the target, India’s second innings featured an explosive knock of 51 not out from Yashasvi Jaiswal off 49 balls. Jaiswal’s innings, however, was aided by some generous English fielding including two drops. At 20, Brook slipped a catch at and then downed an easier opportunity from Tongue while Jaiswal was on 40.India's Rest Of The World XI tour marks the start of the Rahul Dravid Era for the Indian team. As expected, the team is being considered a favorite, and they don’t want the rhythm to change. Much ahead of the Australia tour, an invite was extended to play the TRI-NATION tournament, and the team is hoping to not disappoint... KS Bharat is not a stranger to Indian pace attack constructed. Unlike Austrailian pace, Indian bowlers are skilled and weather conditions are not an obstacle. Aussie's might have constructed an attack full of yorkers, spinners are bound to make the ball do wonders... Sad that Aumkar's partner is spending their life out of a suitcase. Everyday, they'd float like a butterfly and transform like a princess. Beautiful hair, multicolored skirts...
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