India vs England 5th Test, IND vs ENG Highlights: IND beat ENG by an innings and 64 runs, win series 4-1

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Right, time to get back to the cricket and do away with the words. Jasprit Bumrah on strike on 19 off 55, Shoaib Bashir bowling the 121st over to him. Kuldeep Yadav at the other end on 27 off 55. Bright not quite blazing sunshine in Dharamsala. Just the most beautiful cricketing conditions.

IND vs ENG Live Score: India 473/8, lead by 255 runs

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: But hold on before arriving at any conclusions. Mohammed Siraj is getting some throwdowns as well and so there is no shock overnight declarations here. It would have been a shock, India's lead is only 255 runs and there are three full days still left to play.

IND vs ENG Live Score: India 473/8, lead by 255 runs

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Nothing has changed, say Sanjay Manjrekar and Nick Knight. Don't see any demons, it is a flat surface. Coming forward as much as possible is the key, because at times it might stay a little low.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: There has been a lot of praise for Shoaib Bashir in the English press. Former fast bowler Steve Finn said on TNT Sports that Bashir has adapted well, which is what you look for when watching young players. "Throughout this series, Bashir seems as though he's adapted as he's gone on. Before lunch he was bowling at 56mph, which is quick and flat for a spinner, and after lunch he bowled at 53mph. He got more variability off the surface, the odd one turned, and you had more play and misses. Clearly at lunch something was discussed and he got his rewards later in the day," he said.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: It wasn't just early in the second session where India were pegged back. Halfway through the third session India suddenly lost three wickets for one run. Dhruv Jurel fell to Shoaib Bashir after which Tom Hartley got Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in the very next over. For a moment, it looked like England might be able to ensure that India's lead stays below 200, somewhat like what they did in Hyderabad. But then Kuldeep and Bumrah dug in.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: That drop by Stokes off Kuldeep was not an isolated incident. As the day wore on, the England players got increasingly tired and it showed in their fielding efforts. There were quite a few runs from overthrows due to fielders simply not backing up good throws and a few moments of players letting the ball through their hands and feet and over the boundary.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Jeetan Patel said that it was great having players like Bashir and Hartley who are yet to be scarred by the rigours of international cricket. "They are young guys trying to forge their career in international cricket," Patel said. "It's the one thing that we keep trying to believe, that this is the most exciting time of your career, and you should want to celebrate every wicket. And you should want to have as much fun as you can with your team-mates," he said. "That's the beauty of having unscarred players in the team. That's a tough day for Bash or anyone playing Test cricket. But he hasn't had the scars and that's exciting to have, because he bowls the next ball with energy whether it's gone for four, six, dot, wicket, it doesn't matter. That's the most pleasing thing."

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have impressed in this series but the problem with being a spinner playing for England is that they hardly get any chances to do anything when the team is not playing in the subcontinent. However, England's spin coach Jeetan Patel said that his work with the two players continues even when they are not playing for the Test team.

"My work continues when they are not with England," he told the BBC. "I am not the sort of bloke who is going to leave them in the lurch. They have jobs to do for their counties, and they will look like different jobs, but it's learning for them to grow again and then their skills in two years' time are better than they are now. The county season starts in April and teams might not even play spinners," he added.

"But it would be nice to see these guys get more opportunities to bowl, get more overs in them, because they obviously have something to offer. Bowling against some of the best players in their own country, taking wickets and building pressure. They have something to offer England, but we want to keep pushing that and advancing their learning. It might mean I have to do a bit more work."

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Ravichandran Ashwin has joined many an esteemed list but this might be one that bring out a chuckle. He was dismissed for a duck yesterday and thus joins the pantheon of batters who fell for nothing in their 100th Test. The other players in this list? Well savour this: Dilip Vengsarkar, Allan Border, Courtney Walsh, Mark Taylor, Stephen Fleming, Alastair Cook, Brendon McCullum, Cheteshwar Pujara

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: India's No.9 and No.10 batted 18 overs yesterday. England’s last six partnerships collectively lasted a combined 14 overs.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Kuldeep has put in quite a few impressive performances whenever he has got a chance to play a Test match for India but he has been a revelation in this series with the bat. His performance as a nightwatchman in Rajkot, putting up a partnership of 55 with Shubman Gill, flew under the radar somewhat but it was important in putting the game beyond England's reach. On Thursday he arguably looked more assured than any England batter did on this pitch.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: The Indian captain scored his 12th Test century yesterday and that brought a few records his way. This was Rohit's 48th century in international cricket. He is now level with Dravid at third in the list of most centuries by Indians in international cricket. At second is Virat Kohli with 80 and leading the list, of course, is the great Sachin Tendulkar with 100 centuries. Rohit has also moved past Chris Gayle for most centuries by an opener in international cricket. He is now third on the list, Tendulkar being second on 45 and David Warner being first on 49. He is also level now with Sunil Gavaskar for most centuries by an Indian opener against England at four.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Here is a gist of what Devdutt Padikkal had to say after Day 2: "I just wanted to be ready (talking about the debut blues), I got the message the previous day that there is a possibility that I could play. These opportunities are rare to come and I was ready and prepared for this challenge. I was a bit nervous going in, but I wanted to make sure that I wanted to use that energy in a positive way. It was a bit challenging at the beginning (when I walked out to bat), but I wanted to put my head down and build a partnership with Sarfaraz. It's a special feeling (getting his debut Test cap) no matter what the circumstances, to live in that dream is something special. At the start I was a bit tentative (while batting) to get going, but once I got my eye in it got much easier. There was a bit of reverse and those are two (Anderson and Stokes) top quality bowlers you are facing. It was challenging, but I wanted to get used to the wicket. It was challenging the last couple of years, because of my health issues (had problems with his gut health) which are well-documented, so when you are sitting at home and not doing anything, it surely wasn't a pleasant feeling, but I wanted to make the most of the opportunity whenever it comes. It's always great to have familiar faces (while on debut), especially Rahul sir mentioned that in the first 10-15 minutes you will have nerves, but go out and enjoy it. Those words definitely helped me. I felt we could have batted a bit better, could have carried on a bit better in the last session. We have 3 quality spinners and they will definitely come into play (tomorrow)."

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Devdutt Padikkal replaced Rohit Sharma in the middle and got off the mark with a four. He scored his next runs through a four as well. Soon though, he was joined by Sarfaraz Khan in rare a period of play yesterday where it looked like England may have wrestled a significant portion of advantage their way. Padikkal counter-attacked for much of the first half of the second session. After the drinks break, the two batters seem to reverse roles with Sarfaraz going big guns and Padikkal rotating strike. Padikkal hardly looked like a player making his debut as he went about compiling 65 runs in 103 balls.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Bashir could've had his fifth wicket in his 45th over had his captain either held on to the ball at second slip or allowed Joe Root to take the catch. Kuldeep under-edged a sweep shot, the ball bounced off his boot to the slip region where Stokes stuck his hand out in front of Root. He couldn't hold on and Root was left to grab thin air. Kuldeep then rub some grinded Shimla mirch into England's wounds by nailing the sweep shot next ball and sending it to the boundary.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Shubman Gill spoke with the broadcasters after the day's play on Thursday. Here is a gist of what he said: “It was the first time that he was (his father) watching me play (in an international game). It was his vision (to play Test cricket) and I'm hoping that he is proud of my effort today. I thought the ball wasn't doing much at that time and instinctively I wanted to go over the top (talking about the six he hit against Anderson) and put some pressure on him. I feel good every time I go out to bat and today I missed out on that ball (the one he got dismissed). I didn't sight that ball properly, but I do feel good every time I go out to bat and hopefully I convert these starts into a big one. I think it would be better for both of us to keep that chat between us (when asked about the conversation between him and Anderson after the latter was taken for a six).”

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Shubman Gill was at his flamboyant best in the first session on Day 2 and his father Lakhwinder was present to see his son score his fourth Test century, his 11th overall in international cricket. It was the first time Shubman was being watched by his father in the stadium in an international match. The senior Gill couldn't be seen allowing himself a smile, in fact one could argue that he could even have a hint of annoyance on his face whenever his son went for one of those big shots. But he probably cheered louder than anyone else as the 24-year-old took off his cap and took a bow to every side of the ground after crossing over into three figures. It was a colossal knock from a player who has proven a lot of naysayers wrong in this series and, considering the role Lakhwinder had to play in the making of Shubman's cricket career, it would be safe to say that he has done his father proud.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: It was England captain Ben Stokes who broke that Rohit-Gill stand, that too with his first ball in professional cricket since the Ashes last year. Stokes came on to bowl the second over after Lunch and started with an absolute peach to Rohit. The Indian captain was cleaned up and walked off with a wry smile on his face. Gill fell in the very next over to Anderson.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: The first session of Day 2 was unlike any we had ever seen before in this series. Over 100 runs were scored and no wickets fell - the first time that happened in this series. Anyone who saw the session would have noticed that not only did Rohit and Gill hit boundaries at will and score centuries, England didn't even get a glimpse of a chance. There was nothing in it for the bowling side, no dropped catches, no good LBW or caught behind shouts. The pair put up 171 runs for the second wicket off just 244 balls, with Rohit scoring 103 off 162 and Gill scoring 110 off 150.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood, James Anderson

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: India may be cruising here but make no mistake, if there is any place to display their tendency for big-hitting in Test cricket (actively avoiding using the dreaded 'B' word here), it is this one for England. The Indian batters showed yesterday that if you bide your time and remain watchful in the early part of your innings before going for the big shots, you can reap dividends. We saw that with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan and we didn't see that with Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow. India do need about 100 runs more to make England feel like they are truly out of the game and that is certainly as tall an order as the Dauladhar ranges in the backdrop of the HPCA Stadium. England, especially under the current management, must believe that they are still in this.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: India are 473/8, leading England (218 all out) by 255 runs. Jasprit Bumrah is at the crease and will be on strike for the first ball of Day 3 on 19 off 55 balls. Kuldeep Yadav is at the other end on 27 off 55. Shoaib Bashir has bowled a whopping 44 overs out of the 120 that India have batted thus far, recording figures of 4/170; yes, no part of the young spinner's figures is normal.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: Just as it started looking like England may be able to restrict India's lead to below 250, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav piled more misery on the visitors. The hosts thus went 255 runs ahead of the visitors at the end of the day which means that it is now safe to say that England would need something similar to Ollie Pope's innings in the second innings of the first Test to post a competitive target for India to chase, if they manage to wipe off the tail early today. If Kuldeep and Bumrah, or Siraj for that matter, continue to have fun for even an hour longer, you might see a lot of English shoulders drop and maybe even an end to this match and series today itself.

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: That wraps up Day 2 coverage! Join us bright and early tomorrow as we continue with the fifth Test!

India vs England Live Score 5th Test, IND vs ENG: India's resilient 45-run partnership between Kuldeep Yadav and Bumrah has certainly put England in further trouble. Rohit and Gill's aggressive play ignited the first session, both securing centuries. Padikkal's confident debut was marred by a tendency to linger on short balls. Sarfaraz's explosive batting added to India's dominance. Although England struck back with 4 wickets for 25 runs, Kuldeep and Bumrah thwarted their efforts, extending India's lead beyond 250.