Zak Crawley admits 'frustration' in decisions not going in visitors' favour

England batsman Zak Crawley expressed frustration after several umpiring decisions didnt go in favour of the visitors on the opening day of the pinkball Test here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on WednesdayEngland saw a glimmer of hope when India batsman Shubman Gill was caught off Stuart Broad in the slips by Ben Stokes but the third umpire decided that the allrounder had grassed the catchIn another incident a quick stumping by Ben Foakes didnt result in a wicket as Rohit Sharma had grounded his foot at the right timeCrawley said that the English side needed that bit of a luck as they are behind in the ongoing daynight Test The righthanded batsman wants his side to play better cricket on Thursday so that they dont require the 5050 things going in their wayYes it was very frustrating as we were behind in the game and we needed that 5050 to go our way And it when in their way today It is frustrating as we desperately want to win and it doesnt help in our chances of winning Hopefully we play better tomorrow and dont require that 5050 said Crawley during the virtual press conferenceEngland team crumbled in front of Indian spinners but Crawley was the lone man who weathered the storm even though for a brief period The righthanded batsman was the top scorer for the visiting side on the first day of the third TestIts great being back out there and scoring that fifty was a very nice feeling I think it was easy to bat against the seamers and I got to 30 odd runs before the spinners came on said CrawleyIts never easy to start against spinners especially in Indian conditions We should have got few more runs like something around 200 would have been a nice competitive score he addedIshant Sharma playing the 100th Test provided India with the first breakthrough and after the first wicket the spinners took over the mantle from the pacer Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar spun a web over visitors to bundled out them for 112 in the first inningsWe have a chance if we could bowl them out for like 200 and then we get any sought of the lead of that wicket I dont think we need a miracle to win as batting during the fourth innings on this wicket will be difficult And if we get 100150 lead then we have a great chance to win this Test match said CrawleyIndia ended the opening day of the pinkball Test against England in the drivers seat as Rohit hit fifty to take the hosts at 993 India is trailing by 13 runs in the first innings with seven wickets in the bagAfter surviving the five overs in the tricky twilight phase and then battling out for 145 overs and India lost their first wicket off the last ball of the 15th overs when Jofra Archer dismissed Shubman Gill for a 51ball 11He skied an attempted pull to give Zak Crawley an easy catch Minutes later the hosts lost Cheteshwar Pujara as he was trapped in front by Jack LeachMeanwhile Rohit continued his good form and completed his halfcentury Rohit and Kohli also brought up the fifty runs partnership to steady the Indian ship after two quick wickets But Leach struck again to break the 64run stand for the third wicket as Kohli chopped the ball onto his stumpsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever