“Carlow Entertainment, England”: Virender Sehwag knocks the buzzball out of the park after India’s series win. cricket news

The Indian cricket team won the five-match Test series against England by five wickets on Monday. India’s home superiority weathered the ‘buzzball’ storm as Rohit Sharma’s team recorded a tight five-wicket win over England in the fourth and final Test to clinch their 17th consecutive series win in their own backyard in Ranchi on Monday, a Was facing harsh reality. For a one-dimensional view of visitors. Chasing a target of 192 here, with the score at 40/0 overnight, India overcame some hurdles with the opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma (55 runs in 81 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 runs in 44 balls) After recovery, returned home, giving the right platform for others to move forward. With a partnership of 84 runs on the fourth day of the match.

After the victory, Virender Sehwag took a dig at England. He wrote on X, “Carlo Entertainment, England. India, Australia, New Zealand will do boring things like winning.”

Carlo Entertainment,
England.
India, Australia, New Zealand will do such a boring thing as Jeet. pic.twitter.com/srREBULvXl

– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 26 February 2024

There were some setbacks after the dismissal of Rajat Patidar and Ravindra Jadeja, but Shubman Gill (52 not out) and Dhruv Jurel (39 not out) took the team to the finishing line with an unbeaten 72-run partnership.

Left-arm spinner Tom Hartley (1/64) took the prized wicket of Rohit, while Shoaib Bashir was the most successful English bowler, taking 3 for 79 in the second innings and taking eight wickets in the match.

India lead the series 3-1 with the last game being played in Dharamsala from March 7. The team’s last home series was a 1–2 defeat to Alastair Cook-led England in 2012–13. Since then, India has won 39 out of 50 Tests at home.

The hosts’ win marks a stunning collapse for ‘buzzball’, which has been the much-hyped winning mantra for England since 2022 and is now facing criticism from all quarters for being too rough and lacking depth.

Conceived following the appointment of Brendon McCullum as coach and Ben Stokes as captain, England’s plan to attack despite the conditions found its match in the Indians’ uncompromising approach.

While the visitors remained stubborn, barring a conservative century from veteran Joe Root, the Indians adapted and refused to be deterred by setbacks.

The opening defeat in Hyderabad was expected to destabilize the home team which was already without superstar Virat Kohli, out due to personal reasons and with KL Rahul out injured.

On the contrary, the team was boosted by the arrival of rookie players, who grabbed the opportunities with both hands.

Be it batsman Sarfaraz Khan in Rajkot or wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel and fast bowler Akash Deep here, the team benefited from the infusion of new energy.

Jurel was a key factor in ensuring the series-deciding win with his strong 90 in the first innings and a solid cameo in the second essay – both efforts were scored in high-pressure situations.

With PTI inputs