INDIA bowled out Bangladesh for 233 on day four of the rain-affected Test in Kanpur, with Ravindra Jadeja claiming his 300th Test wicket.
Jadeja reached the milestone when he dismissed Khaled Ahmed, caught and bowled, during the afternoon session. Mominul Haque remained unbeaten on 107.
Jadeja, playing in his 74th Test, started the match with 299 wickets and became the seventh Indian bowler to reach the 300-wicket mark. Anil Kumble tops the list with 619 Test wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets, while Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Akash Deep picked up two each.
Bangladesh resumed their innings at 107-3 after rain and a wet outfield had washed out play on Saturday and Sunday.
Mominul, starting the day on 40, brought up his 13th Test century before lunch, hitting a boundary off Ashwin. He removed his helmet and bowed to celebrate.
Bumrah made an early breakthrough, bowling Mushfiqur Rahim for 11 with a ball that pitched and nipped back to hit the off-stump.
Litton Das countered with three boundaries off Bumrah in one over but was dismissed for 13 when Rohit Sharma took a one-handed catch at mid-off off Siraj’s bowling.
Siraj followed up by catching Shakib Al Hasan off Ashwin’s bowling for nine, running back from mid-off to complete the catch.
Shakib, who announced his international retirement on Thursday, could be playing his last Test match.
Only 35 overs had been possible on the opening day before bad light stopped play shortly after lunch.
India leads the two-match series 1-0, having won the first Test in Chennai by 280 runs.
(With inputs from agencies)
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Man pleads not guilty to murder of BBC presenter's family
A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering the wife and two daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt in a crossbow and knife attack.
Kyle Clifford, who also faces charges of rape, appeared via video link at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday.
Clifford, arrested in July after a manhunt, is charged with three counts of murder, one count each of rape and false imprisonment, and two counts of possessing offensive weapons – a 10-inch knife and a crossbow.
During the hearing, Clifford denied all the charges except for the rape charge, which was added to the indictment at the session.
He is expected to enter a plea for that charge at a later date.
The victims were Carol Hunt, 61, wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28.
An earlier hearing revealed that Louise had been found tied up and that both she and her sister had been shot with a crossbow, while their mother had been stabbed with a knife.
The fatal attack occurred at the family’s home in Bushey, a commuter town near Watford, northwest of London.
(With inputs from AFP)