Players from India and England were seen wearing black armbands in tribute to former Indian spinner Dilip Doshi, who was saddened on 23 June, died on Tuesday, June 24, on 24 June, died in Headingley on the first testing of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Hadingley.
Dilip Doshi was one of India’s finest left -handed spinners and represented the country in the late 1970s and early 1980s. To honor Doshi’s contribution to Indian cricket, both England and India teams came together in Headingly to pay for legends.
Players from India and England wear Black Armband to honor Dilip Doshi in Headingly
Before playing the day 5, a one-minute silence was seen in the memory of Doshi in a high-stay test match in Headingly. Additionally, the players of both teams and match officials were seen wearing a black armband to pay tribute to Doshi.
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Meanwhile, before the introduction of the play, the legendary Indian cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar said that the pitch in the headingley looks dry and more Indian surface, there is a little grass left. He also predicted that there is a possibility of helping fast bowlers in the stormy season, but the surface itself does not offer great bounce or movement.
Quick conditions will help Quix: Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar further said that the ball is expected to come well for batting, which means that the England batsmen will be seen to score independently as they are scoring 350 runs in 90 overs on the last day. Therefore, if India wants to win the game, the bowlers will especially require sharp fielding support in slip cordon, making the game away from going away from their grip in the headingley.
Sunil Gavaskar was quoted by Cricbuz, “The position of overcast will help quickly. This surface will not help them a lot because the grass is folded, and it looks almost Indian surface. Disappointment.”
Earlier, India set a challenging target of 371 for England in the first Test in Heddingley, and topped with Jasprit Bumrah after their five wickets in the first innings, they would imagine their opportunities to start a win for their Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
But Handingley has seen teams chasing more than 350 scores 19 times, including the famous England Ashes Chase in 2019. Recently, in 2021, England successfully pursued 378 against India in Birmingham. And then, India has not won a test in Headingley since 2002 under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.
Therefore, they would expect an initial success to win a test at this site after 23 years. Currently Batting at 16*, while Ben Docket is at 14*, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Sirj tried to get the initial wickets to put the hosts under pressure in their difficult chase in Leeds.
