Gautam Gambir retains Ben Stokes, Joe Root; Crowns Harry Brook as pots in the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy
The chief coach of the national cricket team of India, Gautam Gambhir, amazed one and all by selecting Harry Brook as player of the series in England in the Anderson-Tendulkar 2025 trophy. Gautam Gambir chose Harry Brook before the captain of England Ben Stokes, Ben Duckett and Joe Root.
The Anderson-Tendulkar 2025 trophy ended at an exciting end while India won a six-point dramatic victory over England during the fifth and last oval test, leveling the 2-2 test series on Monday. August 4. Mohammed Siraj dominated with five counters to help India win the oval thriller.
Gautam Gambhir surprises while choosing Harry Brook as a player in the series in England
In addition to the biting finish of the Anderson-Tendulkar 2025 trophy, fans were surprised by the winners of the series of the series. In fact, there is a long -standing tradition that the coach of the visiting team selects the best interpreter of the local team, while the team’s coach chooses a player of the visiting team.
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For this test, named Harry Brook as a player in the series in England, while the coach of England Brendon McCullum chose the Indian captain Shubman Gill for the same honor. The Indian coach’s decision to go with Harry Brook amazed a lot, because Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Ben Duckett were also excellent.
While Joe Root was the top scorer in the test series for England with 537 points and Duckett followed closely with 462, Ben Stokes had an incredible full impact with 304 points and 17 counters in just four tests against India.
Harry Brook’s performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy
On the other hand, Brook scored 481 points in the test of tests at an average of more than 53 and a typing rate of more than 81. Its intrepid strikers and coherent pressure on pressure has left a lot impressed.
Interestingly, Brook carried out most races on the green window, including its flamboyant blow of 111 points on only 98 balls which had almost removed the game from India to the oval.
However, Gautam Gambhir has not yet revealed why he chose Brook, but many estimated that his contribution in the crucial phases of the matches may have forced the Indian head coach to move forward with the captain of the white ball of England for the honor.
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Harry Brook admits the shock, but salutes the magic of Mohammed Siraj
After being tried as a player in the series in England, Brook said he was convinced that England would win the final test and lift the trophy. However, the Englishman praised the way India retaliated, in particular the Bowling of Mohammed Siraj.
Brook said that Siraj deserved all the merit of his efforts, stressing how he quickly and regularly overturned the five tests in England. Brook said during the post-match presentation: “We entered the day this very confident this morning. Obviously, we had two very good players at the time, and I just thought that we were going to see him easily at home.
Obviously, the way the Indians fought there and the way Siraj especially yawned, I think he deserved each success there. Siraj has played five Test Test games, Bowling 85 plus each ball. And he had a phenomenal series, and I respect him a lot for what he did this series. “”
