India fell to England within the third Take a look at of the five-match sequence, however not earlier than the guests staged a formidable battle. After being diminished to 58/4 by stumps on Day 4, India went on to lose extra essential gamers within the type of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. The batting collapse meant that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was tasked with the duty of getting India previous the end line. Coming in to bat when his aspect was down 81/6, Jadeja put up a gargantuan effort beginning alongside Nitish Kumar Reddy, after which afterwards with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Whereas the 38-year-old managed to attain an unbeaten 61, it took him 181 balls to get there. Following the sport, followers and pundits alike praised his willpower and perseverance to try to get India near the goal. Whereas the aspect in the end fell quick by 22 runs, the highest-ranked all-rounder made certain that he put up a battle. Regardless of his greatest efforts, Jadeja was additionally criticized for his excruciatingly sluggish and cautious method. Nonetheless, Jadeja’s former teammate and former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got here to his protection.The spinner defended Jadeja, stating that it was technically difficult for the player to score flashy shots put up an aggressive innings. “For the experts that say that he could have shown more intent, I ask, how many times has a batter gone down the ground and went into the dressing room? You cannot trust the bounce or pace of this pitch. All the fielders were standing back. What option does Jadeja have?” questioned the veteran, speaking on his YouTube channel “Ash ki Baat”.
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Ashwin continued to state his case for Jadeja, saying that he could have played a six or boundary only if he made clean contact with the ball. His other two options were either a lap sweep or reverse sweep against pace. “I felt he played the correct numbers. Ben Stokes’ captaincy was very good. He said ‘There’s 70 runs. If you want to score one run per over and make this score, please do.'” said Ashwin.
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Lauding the England skipper’s tactics for not bringing his fielders inside, Ashwin also gave credit to the Indian tailenders for staying committed to the slow and cautious approach. While the game may have gone England’s way in the end, Ashwin stressed that India are much better in terms of skill as compared to the hosts. However, he mentioned that the thing holding them back is ‘pressure’.
