Ind vs Eng: Ravi Shastri blames “The huge concentration laps” of Karun Nair for Lord’s defeat | Cricket news
New Delhi: The former head coach of India, delighted Shastri, underlined two key moments: the dismissal of Rishabh Pant in the first sleeves and the Karun Nair counter in the second – like the main turning point in India’s 22 points against England during the third test at Lord’s. The result gave England an advance of 2-1 in the five-game series, after having managed to defend a modest objective of 193 by Bowling India for 170.England captain Ben Stokes missed pants for 74 with a brilliant piece of land just before lunch on day 3, which Shastri described as a pivotal moment in the competition.
“The turning point for me in this test match was, first of all, the dismissal of Rishabh Pant. Ben Stokes … Simply an exceptional presence of mind to knock on the right end and remove it at lunch. Because India would have taken an advance and they were in charge, Shastri said on the ICC exam.The second crucial moment, according to Shastri, came early in the second round of India when Karun Nair was rejected by Brydon Carse after having assumed his arms to direct delivery, with India at 41 for one.This laps of Laps sparked a collapse of the striker while India went from 42 for two to 82 for seven, giving the control of England of the game.“That said, once again at 40/1, I thought it was a huge Karun Nair concentration las to leave a right ball, a ball of nothing, to leave it and open the door to England. I thought the time of this dismissal turned things,” said Shastri.He also congratulated the least order of India for their resilience on the last day, contrasting it with the difficulties of the higher order.“Because you saw when Siraj beat, when Bumrah beaten, when Jadeja struck, once the ball had 40 overtime, they hardly watched a foot. They were solid in defense and to bring this target back to lunch, 82 to get, you thought in the next 10 minutes that it would be done and sprinkle. But bringing this 82 or 83 to 22 was a massive achievement. So this shows that the first order had just been a little more difficult and mentally stronger on day 4, towards the end, this game would have been India, “he said.Make comparisons with the memorable victory of India at Lord’s in 2021, Shastri noted the similarities of the progress of the match.“It reminded me so much the test match in 2021. Only on this occasion, it was India that struck first. The scores were very similar, 300, 300 then a collapse in the second round. At the time, India won,” observed Shastri.Despite the loss, he hoped for a strong Indian response when the series resumed in Manchester on July 23.“Fifteen days in the series, it was fascinating. And sometimes I think India could have been 3-0. A little luck, India could have been 3-0, “said Shastri.He credited England’s ability to capitalize on crucial moments, while highlighting the role of stokes with the ball.“You have to compliment England. When things have become harsh, these moments they have seized. And when they saw an opening at the door, they just hit their door. There was practically nothing on this surface, and if you had lost two counters less the day before, I think India would have continued it,” he said.“Stokes bowling these spells, I knew that something happened to Edgbaston because he had something there. He wanted fuel in the tank for Lord’s and he showed it on the last day. Eight overs, nine spells. At a stadium, 10 overs towards the end to win him for England,” added Shastri, referring to Stokes.
