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Questions were raised in the first Test on Shubman Gill’s defensive captaincy. Sanjay Manjrekar said that Gill defense more than necessary and Virat Kohli does not do so. Docket and Crolyh pressed India’s bowling and England won the match by scoring 371 runs.
Delhi: In the first Test match against England, India suffered an embarrassing defeat by 5 wickets. After this defeat, captain Shubman Gill has come under the scanner. England needed 350 runs to win the last day, which the team easily achieved. This was the second biggest successful run chase in England’s Test history.
Sanjay Manjrekar raised questions on Shubman
This was Shubman Gill’s first Test match as captain. But, on the last day, he put excessive defensive fielding. Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, while raising Sawal on this, said that Gill took the field back in an attempt to stop the boundary, which could not create pressure on England.
He said, “Most people felt that Shubman Gill had become very defensive. But, I think he was trying to trap England. He wanted to stop the boundary and hoped that he would get wickets.”
Comparison of gill with Virat Kohli
Manjrekar compared Gill to former Indian captain Virat Kohli. He said, “I do not like to compare, but if Virat Kohli had not been such a defensive fielding. Kohli probably would say that we have enough runs, I will allout you before T. Whether wickets or not, he does not back down from aggressive strategy.”
He also added, “Shubman does not have the bowlers like Kohli had Bumrah, Shami and Ishant. England have more all -rounders. Still I felt that there should have been a standard fielding with Jadeja in the beginning. First a few overs should have been played, then the defensive would have gone.”
However, he clarified, “I don’t want to criticize Shubman much. He is a new captain and should give him some time.”
England won by 5 wickets
On the fifth day of the match, England’s opening pair Ben Docket and Zack Crlay took full advantage of India’s weak bowling. Both shared a 188 -run partnership for the first wicket. Docket scored 149 runs, while Croli added 65 runs. It was the fifth largest opening partnership of Test history in the fourth innings.
England reached 117 runs without losing any wicket by lunch. After lunch, India created some opportunities. Famous Krishna and Shardul Thakur took three wickets and Jadeja dismissed Stokes. However, after this Joe Root and Jamie Smith easily finished the match. Route returned notout after scoring 53 and Smith 44 runs.
India also got opportunities. Yashasvi Jaiswal left the catch for 97 runs. Bumrah also lost a chance to dismiss Croly. England took advantage of all these mistakes and won the match.
This was only the third match in Test history, in which more than 350 runs were scored in all four innings. England won the target by chasing the target for 12th for the 12th time in the coaching of Brendon McCullum. The team’s “badgeball” has now been made not just aggressive but a balanced and thoughtful strategy.
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