IND vs ENG Test: Former head coach Ravi Shastri believes that India’s ‘fear’ and ‘defensive’ attitude in batting in the second innings on the fourth day of the fifth Test gave England a chance to make a comeback. India, which took a 132-run lead in the first innings, were reduced to just 245 runs in the second innings.
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IND vs ENG Test: Ravi Shastri, “I think it was disappointing” :-
Shastri, who is part of the commentary team, said, ‘I think it was disappointing because they could have taken England out of the match with their batting. They needed to bat for two sessions and I think they were defensive, they were scared, especially after lunch.
Shastri said, ‘Even if they lost the wicket, they could have taken the risk. Runs were very important at that time in the game and I think he became very defensive, lost wickets very early and gave England enough batting time.
Reaction of England captain Ben Stokes after the win :-
IND vs ENG TestEngland captain Ben Stokes said – Five weeks ago the target of 378 was quite scary. Our players made it easy. Honors will be given to Johnny and Root, who put up a tough fight against Bumrah and Shami.
IND vs ENG Test: England wants to give new life to Test cricket :-
Sometimes teams will be better than us. According to Jack Leach, no one will be braver than us. We are going to write a new chapter about Test cricket. How Test cricket is played, especially in England. We want to give new life to Test cricket. Introducing a new set for the fans. We want to leave a new impression.
Jasprit Bumrah,”England played better than us in the second innings”:-
Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah said – but and but things are always going on. This happens in cricket. England played better than us in the second innings. Both the teams played good cricket.
We were ahead of the game with Rishabh and Jaddu counterattacking. Well done Rishabh. The captaincy was a good challenge. Learned a lot from this. It is a huge honor and experience to lead the team.