England players celebrate a wicket on the final day of the first Test against India. (Twitter/@ICC) England humbled India by 227 runs in the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.
Set a world record 420-run target to go one up in the rubber on the fifth day, India were bowled out for 192 in the second session after captain Virat Kohli’s valiant 72 off 104 balls. While veteran pacer James Anderson (3/17) and left-arm spinner Jack Leach (4/76) starred for the visitors in the final innings of the Test, England skipper Joe Root stole the limelight earlier with a magnificent double century.
England win the first @Paytm #INDvENG Test!#TeamIndia will look to bounce back in the second Test.
Scorecard π https://t.co/VJF6Q62aTS pic.twitter.com/E6LsdsO5Cz
β BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2021
A huge win over India in the first Test has propelled England to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings π#WTC21 pic.twitter.com/8AaC8XMrjr
β ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2021
Monday, 9am: wE mUsT dEcLaRe!
Tuesday, 8am:
β England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 9, 2021
A picture thatβs sums up what we think of our greatest ever bowler ! Well done England that was a complete performance πππ https://t.co/9nawusJ3q9
β Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) February 9, 2021
To hammer India in India is an incredible performance … 227 run victory … This team are onto something potentially very special this year … #INDvENG
β Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 9, 2021
Congrats @root66 .. 26th Test win as skipper .. thatβs 52 Test wins for @SheffieldColCC now ππππ
β Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 9, 2021
Congratulations on this magnificent win to England. The senior players did a lot of the heavy lifting. @root66 and @jimmy9 led by example. Sets up the rest of the series rather nicely. #INDvENG @StarSportsIndia
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 9, 2021
Well played England. Toughest opposition at home in 3 years.
β Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 9, 2021
Well played England. Congratulations on doing the unthinkable. Never easy to beat India in India. Especially, this Indian team. But, beware there are 3 more matches to go, and expect a big fightback from India. #EngvsInd #ENGvIND
β R P Singh ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€¦ΰ₯ΰ€° ΰ€ͺΰ₯ΰ€°ΰ€€ΰ€Ύΰ€ͺ ΰ€Έΰ€Ώΰ€ΰ€Ή (@rpsingh) February 9, 2021
No Englishman has won more Tests as captain than Joe Root.#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/JS6RT2SdYN
β Wisden (@WisdenCricket) February 9, 2021