Overview:
India lost to England in the Leeds Test, where the target of 371 runs could not be saved. Coach Gautam Gambhir described the reasons for leaving eight catches and the batting collapse in both innings.
Delhi: India suffered a defeat in Leeds in the first match of the five -match Test series against England. England easily achieved the target of 371 runs on the last day. This is England’s second biggest successful run chase in Test cricket. After the match, Indian coach Gautam Gambhir said in a press conference that he would not blame any one player.
Fielding failed heavy
One of the major reasons for India’s defeat was the poor fielding. Indian players dripped a total of 8 catches, out of which six were left in the first innings. In the last 20 years, this has become a record of the highest catches by a team in a Test match in England. Due to these mistakes, India had to spend more than 200 runs.
Gambhir defends Yashasvi
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a brilliant century in the first innings, also left four catches. But coach Gambhir defended him, saying, “Catch can be left from anyone. The world’s best fielders also leave the catches. Nobody deliberately leaves a catch.”
Gambhir expressed concern over batting collapse
The coach expressed concern about the team’s batting. He told that India lost their seven and six wickets within 41 in the first innings and 32 runs in the second innings. “We could have gone up to 600 runs in the first innings. If this had happened, we could have dominated the match completely. But this is cricket, it happens here. We will learn from it.”
Questions raised on hard work rejected
Gambhir said that the hard work of the players cannot be doubted. “They are working hard in the nets. Sometimes the players fail. It does not mean that they are not trying. They themselves regret the most regret that they have lost a good chance.”
Bumrah did not get together in fast bowling
In the match, Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first innings but he did not get full support of other bowlers. The team had to bear the loss of this too. Gambhir said, “We accept defeat as a team. I will not blame any one batsman or bowler.”
There are also some positive signs
However, there were some good news for India. Captain Shubman Gill scored a brilliant century. Vice -captain Rishabh Pant made history by scoring a century in both innings in the Test. Yashasvi and KL Rahul also scored centuries in the first and second innings.
Team India will get preparation time
Gambhir finally said, “Necklace is painful for any team, whether teams are young or experienced. We represent 140 crore Indians, so no excuse is correct.”
Now India will have more than a week to prepare before playing the second Test. The next Test will be played in Birmingham from 2 July.
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