Root, Brook tons lead England to 339/6 at close on Day 4
London, Aug 3 (PTI): Joe Root made his 39th Test hundred and Harry Brook his 10th as England reached 339 for six at stumps on Day 4 of the fifth Test against India here on Sunday.
Jamie Smith (2) and Jamie Overton (0) were at the crease when a combination of rain and bad light halted play, with the hosts standing 35 runs away from a memorable victory and a 3-1 win in the five-match series.
Root (105) and Brook (111) milked 195 runs for the fourth wicket to give impetus to England’s chase of 374.
For India, pacer Prasidh Krishna was the most successful bowler taking three wickets.
Brief Scores:
India: 224 and 396
England: 247 and 339/6 in 76.2 overs (Ben Duckett 54, Joe Root 105, Harry Brook 111; Mohammed Siraj 2/95, Prasidh Krishna 3/109).
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
