India vs England, 4th Test: India wins historic series on par with ‘Baseball’. cricket news

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.

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.

Rohit and Jaiswal made a positive start on Monday. After seeing off the opening over from veteran fast bowler James Anderson, Rohit pulled out his sweat flick to send the 41-year-old over wide long-on for a maximum run.

Bashir operated from the other end and runs came quickly for India, be it in singles or boundaries.

The sense of frustration was evident as Anderson was seen sprinting towards the fine leg boundary and even threw his body but could not stop a boundary from Jaiswal’s bat.

Both of them bowled sweeps and reverse sweeps to deal with the low bounce of the spinners, with Rohit playing a key role in the partnership. He also crossed 9,000 runs in first-class cricket.

When nothing was going his way, Stokes brought in Joe Root to disrupt the momentum and the part-timer did just that by taking advantage of the difficulty against the Indian left-hander.

Jaiswal failed to control his inside-out shot and Anderson took a stunning catch with a forward diving catch at backward point.

Stokes immediately removed Root from the attack and worked with his two spin twins in Bashir and Hartley, who did a good job in stemming the run flow.

There was visible pressure on Gill to rotate the strike, which affected the well-set Rohit at the other end and the boundaries dried up, putting India on the backfoot.

Hartley was ultimately rewarded for his miserliness with the prized skull of the Indian captain.

Rohit came on track but was defeated by Hartley’s flight and spin and Ben Fox did the needful behind the stumps. Although Rohit was well out of the crease, he was declared caught out due to a slight tickle near the wicketkeeper.

Bashir achieved the feat in his second Test by taking eight wickets by dismissing Ravindra Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan on consecutive balls immediately after the lunch break. With his dismissal, the Indian team’s problems started to unravel but Gill, along with Jurel, kept the ship steady.

In contrast to the run of play, Jurel produced a beautiful cover drive off Bashir which went wide and full. The Indian took full advantage of the opportunity and achieved the team’s first boundary in 31 overs.

A sigh of relief was felt and India’s victory no longer seemed far away.

Soon the target was reduced to less than 50 and Gill also joined the party by hitting consecutive sixes on Bashir. PTI Tap PM PM PM

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