Ahead of the third Test match between India and England at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi stadium, there were many international cricket experts who believed that whoever won the toss would dominate the match from the very beginning.

So, when the coin flipped in favour of England skipper Joe Root and he chose to bat, it was an idea that England would go on to play a massive first innings and leave the hosts with a huge total to chase.

Where is @KP24 today? Win the toss, bat first guy? What happened? 112 all out followed by "You cannot do it, Ben Stokes" moment. Frustrated lot of red-cheeks #INDVSENG

— The Lonely Crusader (@lonely_crusader) February 24, 2021

However, by the end of the second session of the day, the situation looked completely different as England had been wrapped for a mere 112 runs by the Indian spinners, behind an exceptional 6/38 outing with the ball by local-hero Axar Patel.

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Amid the indirect shade-throwing going on between the England and Indian critics of the game, especially with regards to the spin-friendly pitches that have been seen in the last two matches, it looks like former Indian opener and ‘trending meme-lord,’ Virender Sehwag had the last laugh.

Following the early collapse of Root’s batting order, Sehwag dug deep in his meme-bag and brought out the classic ‘Rahul Gandhi meme’ to bid adieu to the disappointing first innings of the touring side.

England batsman as soon as they come on the wicket #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/vDpRgrsnP1

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 24, 2021

The fans of the Indian cricket team and those of the legendary batsman did not hold back and joined Sehwag in roasting England’s sloppy stint in the middle with the bat:

How indian players sees this stadium. Vs How England players are seeing this stadium.
"maut ka kua" pic.twitter.com/M9puAEJZrU

— Sunn Ek Scheme Hai.. (@mr_strange33) February 24, 2021

Eng batsmen pic.twitter.com/OdaBqLWi4R

— Vijay Jaiswal (@puntasticVU) February 24, 2021

*Left handers when Ashwin comes to bowl - pic.twitter.com/S44kS0SFrc

— Fakeaccount (@Fakeaccount2623) February 24, 2021

England try to defend today pic.twitter.com/lZrpuEY6Lj

— Dadul 🇮🇳 (@DADULDUTTA8) February 24, 2021

If English batsman are not able to play spin pitches then they are not a complete batsman...
Like the way In old days India team was not able to play in bouncy pitches..

— Rahul Singh (@Rahuljabalpur) February 25, 2021

Once the Indian bowlers did some early and significant damage to England’s hopes of winning the third Test, it was time for the batsmen to prove their mettle on a pitch which, without a doubt, has shown a lot of variation since the first ball of the day.

An early fall by Shubman Gill, followed by a duck-out for Test veteran Cheteshwar Pujara had the Indian fans a bit worried but then skipper Virat Kohli walked onto the pitch and established a decent 64-run partnership with Rohit Sharma.

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After a shocking pitch-invader incident Kohli, could not manage to stick to the crease till the end of the final session and gave up with his wicket to English spinner Jack Leach for 27 runs of 58 deliveries. 

Ahead of Day 2 of the third Test, India trail by 13 runs with Sharma batting at an unbeaten 57 with the Team India deputy in-command Ajinkya Rahane by his side with a solitary run in his pocket.

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