When an out-of-syllabus Kedar Jadhav befuddled England!

When the world was busy lauding the century no. 27 of chase king, Virat Kohli, one man silently earned all the respect alongside – it was Kedar Jadhav! A double-century stand with his skipper, second ODI hundred, first hundred in front of his home ground and his family and last but not the least – the Man of the Match award – the script could not have been better.

He came into bat when the Pune crowd was put to silence as MS Dhoni walked away after scoring 6 from 6 balls. Kohli was still there at the other end of the wicket fighting fearlessly as he does while chasing down totals.

Little did he know that he would be able so animated in joy at the end of the match. From 63 for the loss of 4 wickets to a three-wicket victory over the Three Lions, history was meant to be made. Kohli and Jadhav put together an extra-ordinary partnership to stun England at the end.

Jadhav had donned the role of the attacker and reached his second ODI hundred at a strike rate of above 150. But soon after he completed his century, he went down in pain. The cramps hurt him bad. It prompted Joe Root to come for help but he too did not do much and the physio rushed to the field.

Jadhav did not want to leave the field. He got back on his feet and smashed Chris Woakes for a boundary over the square leg and the crowd went berserk, yelling out Jadhav’s name. He wanted to finish the job as his skipper egged him to do.

The little man from Pune would save the highlights of his innings in a DVD and play it time and again to relive the moment!

• Kedar Jadhav
• Virat Kohli
• India vs England