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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
India should have won Lord's Test with kind of quality in dressing room
Former skipper Sourav Ganguly is disappointed that despite exceptional talent and quality in their dressing room, India ended on the wrong side of the result in the third Test at Lord's, saying a better batting show from the top order would have put the side ahead in the five-match series against England. Chasing a gettable 193 on the fifth day, India fell short by 22 runs to now trail the series 1-2 albeit the splendid rearguard action did earn the team some praise. "A little bit disappointed with the way India batted in this series, they should have got this 190," remarked Ganguly at the Indian Racing League & F4 India Championship event here on Tuesday. "When you saw Jadeja fight and score the runs, batting quality in this team and they will be more disappointed then I am because it was an opportunity to get 2-1 up in the series against England. "I am sure that they will be disappointed not getting to 190 especially with the quality of batsmanship they have in that dressing room." Ganguly said had the top-order batter applied a bit better, the result would have ben different. Yashasvi Jaiswal could not open his account while Shubman Gill (6) and Rishabh Pant (9) could not go into double-digit scores. KL Rahul fought at the top with his 39 but Ravindra Jadeja (61 not out) was left stranded. "If there was even a little bit of fight from the top, this game would have been India's match," said Ganguly. The former BCCI chief was all praise for Jadeja for his exceptional fight that kept India in the hunt. "Jadeja has been exceptional, he is going to continue to play for India as long as he bats and performs like this. "He has been around for a long time. He has played some 80 Test matches and more than 200 one-day games. You can see him batting, bowling, and fielding. He is a special player and his batting has really improved over the years with the experience. He is a special player and very important part of this team.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘If there was even a little bit of fight from the top…': Sourav Ganguly rues India's batting failure at Lord's Test
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was left disappointed by India's inability to chase 193 against England at Lord's despite having the exceptional talent and quality in the dressing room. Except for Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul, no other recognized batter from the team could even cross 20 runs as they lost by 22 runs and now trail the series 1-2. 'A little bit disappointed. With the way India batted in this series, they should have got this 190. When you saw Jadeja fight and score the runs, batting quality in this team and they will be more disappointed then I am because it was an opportunity to get 2-1 up in the series against England. I am sure that they will be disappointed not getting to 190 especially with the quality of batsmanship they have in that dressing room,' Ganguly said at the Indian Racing League & F4 India Championship event on Tuesday. Ganguly also said had the top-order batter applied a bit better, the result would have been different while also lavishing praise on Jadeja. 'If there was even a little bit of fight from the top, this game would have been India's match, he said. 'Jadeja has been exceptional, he is going to continue to play for India as long as he bats and performs like this. He has been around for a long time. He has played some 80 Test matches and more than 200 one-day games. You can see him batting, bowling, and fielding. He is a special player and his batting has really improved over the years with the experience. He is a special player and very important part of this team,' he added. On Monday, the day started with India requiring 135 runs and England having to pick six wickets after setting the visitors a 193-run target. The hosts got four Indian batters out before lunch but were made to work hard for the remaining two wickets in the last two sessions. India were finally all out for 170. Archer (3/55) and Stokes (3/48) were the chief architects of the English victory, even as Jadeja battled hard for India with a gritty unbeaten 61. (With agency inputs)
