Virat Kohli calls shortest Test ever played on Indian soil 'bizarre experience'

It only took 842 balls to wrap up the proceedings as the newlyinaugurated Narendra Modi Stadium recorded the shortest Test match ever played on Indian soil It was also the shortest daynight Test ever prompting Indian skipper Virat Kohli to call it ldquoa bizarre experiencerdquoThe last Test match played under lights in India had ended in 982 balls against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in 2019On Thursday India thumped England by 10 wickets on Day Two of the third Test to put the visitors out of contention for the World Test Championship final and take a 21 lead in the series India now needs to just draw the fourth Test to qualify for the WTC finalAfter England managed just 112 in their first innings yesterday India responded with 145 in their first stint Then in the second dig England slumped to 81 all outndashtheir lowest ever Test score in Indiandashto set India a 49run target that openers Rohit Sharma 25 not out and Shubman Gill 15 not out easily chased downDone in five sessionsHowever the speed at which the Test match wrapped up in just over five sessions made the pitch a talking point But Rohit insisted it had no demons in it ldquoThe pitch didnrsquot do anything A lot of batsmen got out to the straight ball We made a lot of mistakes as a batting unit too The pitch had no demons It was a nice pitch to bat on Once you are in you can score as you saw in Indiarsquos second innings It was important to apply yourself and keep scoringrdquo said Rohit at the postmatch press conferenceResuming the day at 993 India batted for around 100 minutes and lost their next seven wickets for just 47 runs to be bundled out for 145 taking a slender lead of 33 runsIt was a day of records as England skipper Joe Root registered his best Test figures of 58 as he ensured his team did not feel the pinch of being a spinner shortAshwinrsquos recordIndia offie Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 400th Test wicket when he trapped Jofra Archer leg before wicket with a fuller straight delivery that struck the Englishmanrsquos boot plumb in front of the stumps The milestone was greeted with a huge roar from the crowd However leftarm spinner Axar Patel was once again the chief wrecker claiming 532 in one spell of 15 overs to finish with a 10wicket haul in the match 1170 The pitch totally assisted the spinners with 28 wickets going to them and just two to pacers Axar scalping opener Zack Crawley 0 and Jonny Bairstow who was dismissed for a pair off the first three deliveries in the very first over of the second innings set the tempo for the hostsFigure trigger401No of Test wickets for Indiarsquos veteran offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin who became the secondfastest bowler 77 Tests to reach this milestone Sri Lankarsquos Muttiah Muralitharan is the fastest 72 Tests58England skipper Joe Rootrsquos careerbest figures that saw India bowled out for 145 in the first innings Rootrsquos previous best was 48722Virat Kohlirsquos record number of Test victories as captain on home soil 29 Tests MS Dhoni had 21 from 30 TestsOneThe six Indiarsquos pacer spearhead Ishant Sharma hit in the first innings yesterday was his first across a career spanning 100 Tests 80 ODIs and 14 T20Is81Englandrsquos second innings total at Motera is their lowest Test score against India their previous lowest being 101 at the Oval in 1971 and 14 T20Is