England beat India by 28 runs on day four of the opening Test to go 1-0 up in the five-match series at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing 231 for victory, India were all out for 202 with skipper
Rohit Sharma
(39) top-scoring for them.
Tom Hartley
was the pick of the English bowlers, claiming 7/62 in his debut Test.
Here's what you should know about the tall left-arm orthodox spinner:
· England skipper
Ben Stokes
, coach
Brendon McCullum
and director of cricket
Rob Key
started planning for the five-match Test series against India in August last year.
· They looked across the County circuit and sought for tall, accurate spin bowlers.
· Lancashire left-arm spinner Tom Hartley was one of the chosen ones.
· Son of runner
Bill Hartley
, who won the 4x400m European Championship gold in 1974, Tom is also a handy bat.
· Standing at 6 feet 4, Tom's forte is his accuracy.
· Before the
Hyderabad Test
, he had just 40 wickets to his name in 20 first-class matches.
· A fan of Everton, football was Tom's first love.
· Tom
made his ODI debut for England against Ireland last year, his cap handed to him by fellow Lancastrian
Andrew Flintoff
.
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