IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: What did the Player of the Match and the captains of both the teams say..? Know here-
In the third test match against England, India won by 434 runs. Rohit Sharma Ravindra Jadeja Ben Stokes (Photo Source: X/Twitter) IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: India and England The third match of the test series between was being played in Rajkot from 15 February. Team India had put 445 runs on the board in the first innings on the strength of century innings by Rohit Sharma (131) and Ravindra Jadeja (112). The England team was all out for 319 runs in the first innings. Ben Duckett played the highest innings of 153 runs for the team. Mohammad Siraj took 4 wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav took 2-2 wickets. Team India declared the second innings at 430 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (214*), Shubman Gill (91) and Sarfaraz Khan (68*) scored runs. India had given a target of 557 runs to England. England were all out for 122 runs while chasing the target and India won by 434 runs. After this victory, Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. Let us tell what the player of the match and the captains of both the teams have to say after the third test match- IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Losing captain Ben Stokes said after the match- ‘Ben Duckett played an incredible innings. We wanted to bowl yesterday but it happened earlier than we wanted. Sometimes gameplans don’t work and that was the case. Everyone has a perception and opinion about things, it’s the people in the dressing room that matter to us. After falling 1-2 in the series, we have a great opportunity to make a comeback and win the series. We put this game behind us and we know we have to win the next 2 games to win the series and that’s what we want to do. Winning captain Rohit Sharma said after the match- ‘When you are playing Test cricket it is not played for more than 2-3 days. We understand the importance of playing over 5 days. They played well and put us under pressure. There was class in our bowling, the message was to stay calm and I’m really proud of the way we came back the next day. When these things happen, there is happiness. (On Ravindra Jadeja coming in at No. 5) ‘For this game, we thought he has a lot of experience and has scored a lot of runs, we wanted a left-right combo, Sarfaraz with the quality he has. , We wanted him to have time. We saw what he could do with the bat. (On batting order) ‘We go with the flow and what we feel on that particular day, looking at the opposition team, the bowling attack. We calculate everything and then go with the flow. There were a lot of turning points, it was good to win the toss, we know how important it is to win the toss in India, the way we came back and bowled after that attack. The bowlers showed a lot of spirit, it should not be forgotten that…