India vs England: Ravindra Jadeja Reacts On Sarfaraz Khan Run Out; Here's His Response

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Ravindra Jadeja apologised to Sarfaraz Khan after getting the debutant run out following a "wrong call" during the opening day of the India vs England third Test in Rajkot on Thursday (February 15).

Sarfaraz Khan was forced to walk back to the pavilion after scoring a quickfire 66-ball 62 after Ravindra Jadeja misjudged a call for a quick single, leading to a run out at the non-striker's end.

Jadeja went on to score an unbeaten 110 off 212 balls as India reached 326 for five at stumps. "Feeling bad for @sarfarazkhan97. It was my wrong call, well played," Jadeja posted on his Instagram handle.

A consistent performer on the domestic circuit, Sarfaraz had to wait years for his maiden India call-up, which came ahead of the Vizag Test. India's most successful Test bowler, Anil Kumble, presented the Test cap to Sarfaraz in an emotional ceremony witnessed by the latter's family.

Earlier in the Test match, fast bowler Mark Wood (3/69) for England proved why he was chosen as the country's second pacer with a two-wicket burst in the morning, dismissing Shubman Gill (0) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) while spinner Tom Hartley (1/81) defeated Rajat Patidar (5) to leave India reeling.

Joe Root caught Jaiswal in the slips, and Gill appeared vulnerable against the moving ball. In order to dismiss India's No. 3 for a nine-ball duck, Wood used an outside edge after defeating Gill on the inside edge.

Hartley's ball outperformed Patidar; instead of spinning violently or rebounding unevenly, it appeared to have slowed off the surface. The ball just blew up in Patidar's face, going straight to short cover for a routine catch.

There was a lot of pressure on the Indian camp, so the team management decided to take a safer approach and push Sarfaraz back while elevating Jadeja to the No. 5 spot, where he had only batted in five of his 70 Test matches.

After an hour, senior professionals Rohit and Jadeja achieved only the third double-century partnership for India against England in 135 Tests, which eased all the anxieties in the dressing room.

Rohit and Jadeja piled up more than 200 against the Englishmen, joining the distinguished ranks of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly (249 vs. England at Leeds in August 2002) and Vijay Hazare and Vijay Manjrekar (222 vs. England at Leeds in June 1952). They achieved this feat with 204 runs for the fourth wicket.