Ben Stokes led India to a seven-wicket win over Joe Root and Johnny Bairstow, chasing their highest runs in Test cricket. In the morning session of the fifth and final day, England crossed the target of 378 runs and Root and Bairstow remained unbeaten on 142 and 114 runs respectively.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Bumrah said, “Even if you have three good days, this is the beauty of Test cricket. Yesterday our bat dropped and this is where we left the match for the opposing team. We. “
“If and but it can always happen. If you had gone back, if it hadn’t rained in the first match, we could have won the series. But England played really well. ” England’s victory means the five-match Test series so far this year ended in a 2-2 draw at the Indian camp last year due to Covid-19 cases.
“We have drawn the series and both the teams played very good cricket and got good results,” Bumrah said.
Bumrah lauded Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja for scoring centuries in India’s first innings.
He said, “Pant took advantage of the opportunity. He and Jaddu counter-attacked and brought us back into the game. We were ahead in the game. He takes advantage of the opportunity, supports himself and is very happy for him.
Bumrah said he has performed well as captain and is happy to lead the national team.
“I am not deciding the captaincy. I love responsibility. It was a great challenge, a new challenge. It was an honor and a wonderful experience to lead the team. ” England captain Ben Stokes said his team was trying to rewrite the country with a new aggressive brand of playing Test cricket.
“When kids play like that, my job is easier. When you have clarity like a dressing room, it is easier to chase the target. 378 would have felt scary five weeks ago, but now everything is fine.
“We are trying to rewrite how Test cricket is played in England. We have had all the plans we want to move forward for the last four to five weeks. It’s not important to bowl at the top, it’s important to take ten wickets, “he said.
“We want to revive Test cricket,” he said. We want to inspire the next generation. We want to bring in new fans and make an impact in Test cricket. ”
Stokes praised his batsmen for chasing a historic run for England.
“All the credit goes to Johnny and Root, but it’s an example of the way the openers played the new ball against Bumrah and Shami.” Man-of-the-match Johnny Bairstow, who has scored centuries in both innings, said he was never afraid of failure and just wanted to put pressure on the opposition.
He said, “It’s a lot of fun right now. I’m going to take it back to the basics. The last few years have been tough for me but the last few months have gone well.
“The fifth day ended in 90 minutes. I have an element of happiness right now. I am not afraid of failure and just want to put pressure on opponents. We are going to lose the game with our attitude, but playing cricket is a positive fun brand, ”he said.
He said England were always in control while chasing.
“India have some world-class bowlers and you just have to put up with the pressure. They try to intimidate, they have some great players and they were trying to put pressure on them.
“It simply came to our notice then. And this morning was different. Root and I are the only two children in Yorkshire. We grew up playing together and we’ve spent a lot of time together since staying at Yorkshire Academy. Now the Test team. Special to play with him, ”Bairstow said.
“I have always been confident of chasing the target set by India,” said England series champion Joe Root.
He said, “It’s just as easy. The atmosphere is great and people have been having fun for the last four weeks. It’s very clear we were pursuing it and we had full confidence. “
Asked about his form, Root said, “It’s something you’re constantly looking for and something you rarely find. You want to keep it as fun as possible. It’s great to see Johnny Bat, I just wanted to give him a strike.
“After a great performance against New Zealand, we are riding a big wave of confidence. We got a great start from the two openers and they put the pressure back. “
(With PTI input)
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