The second Test of the four-Test series between India and England is being played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The second day of the Test was named after the Indian bowlers. Under the captaincy of Ravichandran Ashwin, the team allowed England only 134 in the first innings and took a big lead of 195 runs. Ashwin took five wickets while bowling spectacularly. On the second day of the match on the Chepauk pitch, spin bowlers got a lot of turn, making it difficult for batsmen to score runs. Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne clashed on Twitter about Chepauk’s pitch.
The toss was more important to win the 1st exam because it did nothing the 1st 2 days. Then it exploded. This is a ball-to-turner. Eng should have bowled India to 220. There was no difference between spinning or seaming and Rohit showed how to play on this surface https://t.co/xg1gPDetRs
– Shane Warne February 14, 2021
Come on! In the last few days of the 1st Test, the wicket started to explode and when India had no chance, nobody said a word about the pitch. At least this test is the same for both teams from ball one. Eng poor bowling & Rohit, Pant and Jinx showed how to bat. https://t.co/lx31k7BqCl
– Shane Warne February 14, 2021
The controversy began with Michael Vaughan’s tweet, which he did after seeing the pitch the other day. Vaughan wrote in his tweet, ‘It’s exciting cricket and there’s always something going on here, but truth be told, it’s pretty shocking off the pitch. I am not saying any kind of excuse, India have played well, but this is not a pitch designed for a five-day Test match. Shane Warne responded to Vaughan’s tweet by saying, “It was more important to win the toss in the first Test than this match because nothing happened in the first two days.” Then there was the explosion. On this pitch, the ball is rotating with the first ball. England should have set India at 220. Nothing is different from spinning or fast bowling and Rohit showed how to play on the surface.
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Responding to Shane Warne’s tweet, Michael Vaughan said: “It won’t happen in the first two sessions. Common Met! “The wicket started to explode in the last days of the first Test and when India had no chance of winning, nobody said anything. At least this test was equal to the first ball for both sides.
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