Ahmedabad: India are in fine form in the fourth Test against England. India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh hit the ball to the England bowlers on a pitch that was ruled difficult. The innings started very slowly and by the time it reached its climax it was like a limited over match.

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World-class Test batsmen, including Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, found the ball easily on the pitch in Motera. He scored 101 off 118 balls. The ball scored the third century of his Test career in Ahmedabad. The ball’s formidable innings consisted of 13 fours and two sixes.

At one point, Anderson and Stokes hit the boundary in succession. Today, after half a century, the ball is seen attacking with more attacking power. The ball reached the century with a six off 94 runs. Commentators applauded the ball’s century, calling it ‘really fun’.

Rishabh hit a six off the first ball of England captain Joe Root’s sweep shot for 94 runs. Captain Kohli was sitting in the dressing room watching the game as he wondered if he would be caught lifting the route. Kohli immediately got up from his seat. He ran forward to see where the ball was going. The Indian captain could not be happier when he finally realized that it was a six. Kohli was celebrating the century of the ball with a smile.

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India were bowled out for 146/6 by Washington Sunder and taken to safety. Sunder and Pant put on 103 for the seventh wicket. Sundar remains unbeaten with a half-century.

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