'They Played Better Than Us': Proud Of His Team, Captain Gill Humbly Accepts Defeat
Captain Shubman Gill accepted the defeat and acknowledged the shortcomings of his team in the match.
Unlimited drama, a Test match to remember for ages and a heartbreak for India. They fought bravely, but it was just not their day. And hats off to Ravindra Jadeja for not giving up at any stage. The chase of 194 was stiff, and the team knew it. Had there been a few 50-partnerships in the top order, India would have mastered the chase and taken the lead. But England's noisy bowling attack didn't let that happen. Ben Stokes & Co bowled out the tourists for 170 in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord's, winning the game by 22 runs, after toiling hard.
Captain Shubman Gill accepted the defeat and acknowledged the shortcomings of his team in the match. Speaking at the post-match presentation, he was proud of his team but also admitted that the opposition had the edge.
'Extremely proud. Five days of hard-fought cricket and it comes down to the last session, last wicket and tremendously proud of the effort," Gill said.
'I was pretty confident that with plenty of batting left, but the way England kept attacking… We wanted to have maybe a couple of 50-run partnerships in our top-order, we weren't able to do that, and they played better than us," he added.
India's Tail Wagged But Failed
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were the last two soldiers fighting at the frontier with Jadeja. Bumrah faced 50-plus deliveries but scored just 5. Siraj faced 30 balls but scored just 4. But the former's dismissal sparked outrage among fans. Bumrah tried going aerial but ended up getting caught by substitute Sam Cook.
Gill said the last two wickets – Bumrah and Siraj – could have applied a little better.
'I think the last one hour, we could have applied ourselves a bit better, especially the last 2 wickets that fell. And even in this morning, the way they came out with the plans we were hoping for one 50-run partnership and if we had gotten that in the top order, things would have been easier for us," he said.
'Sometimes, the series scorecard doesn't really reflect how well you have played. I think we played some really good cricket, and I think it is going to be an even exciting series from hereon. You will get to know about it soon (when asked if Bumrah would play in the next Test)," he added.
Now the two teams will travel to Manchester for the fourth Test at Old Trafford. The next game begins on July 23.
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