“ We lose together, win together ”: Gambhir Gambir Backs Bowllers while England recovers the Pursuit Record in Headingley | Cricket news
Timeofindia.com in Leeds: England has scripted a remarkable five-gate victory against India during the first test in Headingley on Tuesday, chasing 371 in record way to take a 1-0 lead in the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy of five games. The hosts have become the first team in more than 60,000 first class games to concede five hundred individuals and have always left victorious.Score: India vs England, 1st testIt was a day of milestones and sorrows. India has displayed a mammoth 835 races on their two rounds, with Rishabh pant breaking centuries in both – only the second window in the history of the test to do it. However, the collapses of 7 for 41 in the first rounds and 6 for 31 in the second proved to be fatal, allowing England to stay hunting.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Ben Duckett’s blisters 149 set the tone, while Joe Root (53 *) and beginner Jamie Smith (44 *) polished the pursuit with a calm and undefeated stand of 71 points. Smith rightly sealed the victory with a six, while England sank at home at 373/5 in just 82 Overs.
The head coach of India, Gautam Gambhir, however chose to focus on positive points and refused to distinguish the bowling unit to blame.“We cannot question our only than each test. How will we groom them? We must continue to support our players. We need to build a quick bowling battery,” Gambir said at the post-match press conference.He also underlined the failure of India with the bat as a key reason for the loss. “The best field fields in the world have dropped out. Beating, yes, disappointing. We could have dominated if we had marked more than 600 in the first round,” he admitted.
Despite the end of Shardul Thakur, who briefly brought India back into the game, Gambir insisted that the match was lost collectively: “We simply did not lose the test because of our tail. We lose together, win together. “”On the leadership of Shubman Gill in his first test as captain, Gambir was categorical in his support: “First test, there is always nerves. He was phenomenal … obtaining a hundred with the bat. We must give him time.”With the second test starting on July 2 in Birmingham, India has little time to think – but Gambir’s message was clear: there will be no panic, only perseverance.
