Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, is missing Virat Kohli’s presence on the field on the ongoing tour of England. India are staring at another defeat in the ongoing series as England have whittled away a majority of their fourth innings target of 374. The hosts finished Day 4 on 339/6 after centuries from Harry Brook (111) and Joe Root (105) brought them into a commanding position.
The duo put on a massive 195-run stand for the fourth wicket off just 211 balls to suck the life out of the Indian bowling attack. As India struggled to break their stand, Shashi Tharoor urged Virat Kohli to come out of retirement as his inspirational presence in the ongoing Test might’ve led to a different outcome.
“I’ve been missing @imVkohli a few times during this series, but never as much as in this Test match. His grit and intensity, his inspirational presence in the field, not to mention his abundant batting skills, might have led to a different outcome. Is it too late to call him out of retirement? Virat, the nation needs you! #INDvsENG,” wrote Tharoor in a post on his X account.
India were staring down the barrel with England on 332/4 in the last session, needing just 41 more runs to win. However, India managed to claw their way back into the match as Prasidh Krishna shattered Jacob Bethell’s stumps.
He further got the big scalp of Joe Root, making him edge one to the wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel on 105. As a result, India had two new batters at the crease in Jamie Smith (2) and Jamie Overton. All of a sudden, both Krishna and Mohammed Siraj found their rhythm and didn’t let the duo score quickly, beating them on the outside edge and hitting them on the pads on a regular basis.
With the game on a knife’s edge, bad light and rain interrupted an incredible passage of play, and early stumps were called on Day 4, pushing the game into a last-day thriller.
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