IND vs ENG - 'Magician' Kuldeep Yadav does it again! Four wickets for spinner as Jonny Bairstow goes on his 100th Test

One man who has taken wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala is spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who claimed three on Day 1 of the fifth and final Test between India and England. He dismissed Ben Duckett (27), Ollie Pope (11), Zak Crawley (79) and now the man playing his 100th Test Jonny Bairstow (29). With this, Kuldeep Yadav has achieved his 50th Test wicket.

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Fans were praising Kuldeep Yadav for securing the crucial wicket of Crawley, who was in fine form as his innings, comprising 11 fours and a maximum, came to an end at 79. Bairstow too was striking good, as he smashed 2 fours and as many sixes, but he too fell for Kuldeep Yadav.

Witnessing the spinner's mastery, fans took to social media, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), to laud the bowler, who has been the sole breakthrough provider.

At the time of writing this article, 44 overs had been bowled, with England scoring 175 runs for the loss of five wickets. Ravindra Jadeja got the wicket of Joe Root as he departed for 26. Ben Stokes is at the crease, aiming to continue batting until stumps.

During the toss, the Three Lions' captain, Ben Stokes, chose to bat first. The side made one change in their Playing 11, bringing in Mark Wood in place of Ollie Robinson. For India, pacer Jasprit Bumrah made his return, replacing Akash Deep, while Rajat Patidar was sidelined due to injury, and Devdutt Padikkal made his debut.

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The game will hold significant importance, despite the Men in Blue already sealing the series 3-1, as the points earned here will help the host nation solidify their position at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson