File photo of Ben Stokes.© BCCI
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team thrived on the impatience of the England batsmen as they played a powerful innings in the final chapter of an action-packed five-match series game and won by 64 points, handing the visiting team their heaviest defeat of the “Bazball” era. With the series already in the bag and India battling for crucial points in the World Test Championship, England made their job easier by bursting out on their own on day three in Dharamshala. After the match, former England captain Nasser Hussain said Ben Stokes and Co. lost the series because they got “lost” in all the negotiations surrounding Baz Power.
“So much has been said and written about Baz Power. We have lost our way in the word and teams don’t like it. It’s about individual performance in situations like this,” Hussain said at the sky sports.
In Dharamshala, James Anderson became the first pacer to take 700 wickets in Test cricket.
This was also Ravichandran Ashwin’s 100th Test match and he also wrote history with his brilliant performance. The spinner from India became the first bowler in the 147-year history of cricket to take five wickets in an innings on his debut and 100th Test. Ashwin ended the match with a total of 9 wickets.
“The reason why James Anderson took 700th wicket in Tests and Ravichandran Ashwin took 9 wickets in 100th Test Achieve great things in the game because they constantly strive to improve. After a poor Ashes series, Jimmy wants to improve his run-up speed into the crease, feeling he needs to be quicker at the age of 41 A little bit,” said the former England captain.
“Ashwin has been learning where the seams are and how to deliver the ball. You can also look at the second edition of Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav. It is much better than the first edition because he has been Try to improve,” he added.
(with PTI input)
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