IND Vs ENG, 2nd Test: Sunil Gavaskar Leaves Commentary Duties Midway On Day 1, Know Why

As per reports, legendary Sunil Gavaskar left his commentary duties midway on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test match between India and England on Friday after his mother-in-law passed away.

Although not official, it is understood that the former India captain will not further commentate in the match at Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. As soon as the news was known, Gavaskar left Visakhapatnam left Vizag and left for Kanpur immediately.

When we talk about the day’s play, Yashasvi Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeatable 179 off 257 balls single-handedly dropped India to 336/6 and secured his place at the top of the order for the foreseeable future.

Jaiswal made his second century in the Test series but other Indian batters failed to make the most of batting-friendly conditions.

He has 2 hundred and as many fifties to his name in only his 10th Test innings. His maiden Test ton a 387 ball 171 came against the West Indies last year.

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India made 111 runs in the final session of the loss of the 3 wickets including Axar Patel (27 off 51) and KS Bharat (17 off 23).

For England, Shoaib Bashir, and Rehan Ahmed picked up 2 wickets. Debutant Rajat Patidar (32 off 72) played one on his stumps while offering a forward defence to leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed. A total of 93 overs were bowled with 4 spinners in operation.