Moeen Ali had a bad winter, but that didn’t mean he was a bad player, the off-spinner insisted after returning 5/63 to stifle India on Friday, 31 August.
India looked well on course to topple England’s first innings 246, with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara adding 92 for the third wicket. But Ali then dismissed all of Ajinkya Rahane (11), Rishabh Pant (0), Hardik Pandya (4), R Ashwin (1) and Mohammed Shami (0) to leave the visitors reeling at 195/8.
For Moeen Ali, it was a return of the good times, much needed after his travails in Australia during the Ashes, when he returned just five wickets in as many matches.
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