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India vs England, fifth Take a look at at Dharamsala, Mar 07-11, 2024,
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Benjamin Andrew Stokes
Printed on: Mar 10, 2024
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England captain Ben Stokes conceded that India have been too good for the guests within the five-match Take a look at sequence that the hosts gained 4-1. The Englishmen started the sequence on a promising word with a come-from-behind 28-run triumph in Hyderabad. Nevertheless, it was all India after that. They gained the following 4 Checks, most of them by complete margins.
The five-match sequence ended on Saturday, March 9 as India hammered England by an innings and 64 runs inside three days. England have been bowled out for 195 of their second innings as Indian spinners but once more spun a properly across the English batters. In line with Stokes, India not solely dominated in house circumstances, but additionally stood up in crunch moments.
“I am stuffed with admiration for India and the beast they’re of their house circumstances. Clearly, quite a bit was mentioned about sure (Indian) gamers not being right here. However this sequence has proven the depth of Indian cricket,” Stokes mentioned after the tip of the Take a look at sequence.
“We’ve got seen numerous younger gamers are available and do extraordinarily properly (for India). Since that first sport, India have been the significantly better workforce and clearly 4-1 displays that,” he added.
England had a pre-series preparation camp in Abu Dhabi and, even when there was a break in between the sequence, they went again to the Center East to work more durable. Nevertheless, the outcomes simply didn’t come in opposition to an impressed Indian aspect. Stokes admitted that the tip end result was vastly disappointing.
“I am very upset, not solely in myself however I am upset for the workforce due to how a lot onerous work has gone into this tour itself. If we weren’t upset, if we weren’t annoyed at how the sequence has ended up, I do not actually know what different feelings you might have,” Stokes mentioned.
He reiterated that England misplaced to a significantly better aspect in circumstances that India exploited brilliantly to their benefit.
“We got here right here with very excessive hopes and assured about what we may obtain and began off very properly. However clearly shedding the sequence 1-4, not simply myself however the workforce are sufficiently big to say we have been fully outplayed within the final 4 video games,” the England captain mentioned.
The guests overcame a 190-run deficit in Hyderabad to win the competition after Ollie Pope hammered a superb 196 within the second innings. On how England misplaced the plot from there, the captain mentioned, “The workforce who seizes these alternatives and moments, theirs are the workforce which are going to come back out on high. Each time we managed to wrestle again any kind of momentum with the ball or bat, India have been at all times in a position to put it again on to us.
“That was the place the Checks after the primary one have been gained and misplaced. It is clearly very disappointing. However I am at all times man sufficient to say that we acquired overwhelmed by the higher workforce,” he added.
Aside from the sequence loss, Stokes had a forgettable time with the bat as properly. He managed solely 199 runs in 10 innings at a median of below 20.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
