What Is Hoop Test In Cricket: The first match of the 5 test match series between India and England is being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. England's openers Jack Crowley and Ben Duckett made a good start, but after that the three English batsmen quickly returned to the pavilion. At the same time, after the start of England's innings, there was not even 20 overs of play, but the ball had to be changed.
Why did the ball have to be changed in the 20th over itself?
Actually, due to continuous batting the shape of the ball changed. The hoop test was conducted after changing the shape of the ball. After which the umpires found that the ball should be changed. Then both the umpires decided to change the ball. Hoop test is done to test the size of the ball in test matches. If the umpire finds in the hoop test that the shape of the ball has actually changed, then the ball is replaced. That is, the game is played with the second ball. After the start of the India-England match, after about 19 overs, the ball was bowled.
What happened in the Hyderabad Test so far?
Whereas, if we talk about this test, the England team captained by Ben Stokes is batting after winning the toss. Till the time of writing the news, England's score is 121 runs for 4 wickets. At present Joe Root and captain Ben Stokes are at the crease. Whereas apart from opener Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow have headed to the pavilion. Till now Ravi Ashwin has been the most successful bowler for India. Ravi Ashwin has got 2 successes. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel have taken 1 wicket each.
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