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Barring Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul, no other India batter managed a score of any significance as the tourists suffered a 22-run defeat to England at Lord’s.
Ravindra Jadeja was left stranded as India were bowled out for 170. (AP Photo)
In the chase of 193, India fell short by 22 runs on the final day of the Lord’s Test that allowed England to regain the lead in the five-match series. India were bowled out for 170 and nearly 60 per cent of their total came from just two batters – Ravindra Jadeja (61*) and KL Rahul (39). No other batter managed to make a significant contribution with the bat with the likes of captain Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant registering single-digit scores while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar failing to open their accounts.
On a wicket that assisted pacers, fiery spells for England captain Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer set the tone as India batting collapsed to 82/7. A rearguard, led by Jadeja, kept their hopes alive but it the target proved a bridge too far for the visitors.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is disappointed by the team’s batting as he cited the “fight” shown by Jadeja that proved that scoring runs on the Lord’s pitch was challenging but not an impossible task given the quality of their batters.
“A little bit disappointed with the way India batted in this series, they should have got this 190,” said Ganguly at an event. “When you saw Jadeja fight and score the runs, batting quality in this team and they will be more disappointed then I am because it was an opportunity to get 2-1 up in the series against England.”
The legendary batter then singled out India’s top-order for not putting up a fight.
“I am sure that they will be disappointed not getting to 190 especially with the quality of batsmanship they have in that dressing room. If there was even a little bit of fight from the top, this game would have been India’s match,” said Ganguly.
The next Test starts from July 23 giving India over a week’s time to reassess their plans as they again hope to draw level in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital…Read More
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital… Read More
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