England vs India 2018: Hanuma Vihari Dismisses Alastair Cook at The Oval
Published - 10 Sep 2018, 10:51 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 02:14 AM
In the ongoing Test series between England and India, Alastair Cook has been dismissed for the last time from Test cricket after a sensational knock of 147 runs. Interestingly, debutant Hanuma Vihari picked his prized scalp at The Oval in London.
However, England started their day with a lead of 154 runs. Cook alongside Joe Root played fantastic innings as both added plenty of runs for their team.
Cook who didn’t do much in the series scored 71 runs in the first innings and 147 runs in the second innings respectively.
Moreover, superb delivery from Virahi picks up the wicket of Cook. It was instead an innocuous delivery outside the off stump. Cook tries to cut the ball but the faint edge settled into the gloves of Rishabh Pant.
Furthermore, the stands of Oval are overjoyed with his performance.
Cook gave a brilliant farewell to himself scoring a fantastic 147 runs. The Indian players shook hands with Cook for his incredible and memorable innings.
Moreover Indian debutant, Vihari picked the first wicket of his international career. The Indian fans and the whole crowd appreciated Cook for his audacious career.
On the other side, England took a massive lead of more than 400 runs. India will have to play extremely cautious to win the match or to make it a draw. It will be difficult to face the pacers of England along with Moeen Ali. India is facing issue both with the top and middle order.
Alastair Cook played 160 matches scoring 12,254 runs averaging 44.88. His highest individual score was 294 runs against India in 2011.
Cook smashed 33 centuries and 56 half-centuries throughout his career. England team will miss Cook in the upcoming season as he was one of the most consistent batsmen of England so f, ar.
England vs India 2018 – The Oval: Here is the video of Alastair Cook being dismissed by Hanuma Vihari:
Alastair cook scored 147 in his last Test innings. #ENGvIND#ThankYouChefhttps://t.co/oH1iOOzrqW
— Khurram Siddiquee (@iamkhurrum12) September 10, 2018
