Outsmarted: Bumrah can not conceal his pleasure on sending again Foakes caught and bowled after working him over.
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India on Monday scored one in all its most interesting wins in current occasions, towards a high quality opposition that prides on its fearless model of cricket. That too, after dropping the first Test regardless of taking a first-innings lead of 190.
Not surprisingly, Rahul Dravid is a contented man. “We are happy we could bounce back,” mentioned India’s coach after the 106-run victory towards England in the second Test. “But we recognise it is going to be a fantastic series and some tough cricket will be played over the next three games.”
He mentioned India, regardless of being put below stress, was saved in the sport by two wonderful particular person performances. “Yashasvi’s brilliant innings and then Bumrah’s spell kept us in the game in the first two days and put us ahead by 143 runs. Then we needed a bit more of a team performance to get us over the line. So it was quite pleasing, after going down in the last Test match and then losing a few players.”
Dravid can be happy with Shubman Gill’s hundred in the second innings. “He came into the Test match under pressure externally, but we have a lot of confidence in Shubman,” he mentioned. “We know his class and his ability. As a young player from whom a lot is expected, I think he did feel the pressure. So I am really happy with the way he played that innings, which required him to soak in a lot of pressure at various times.”
When requested about Virat’s Kohli’s return to the squad — he wasn’t out there for the first two Tests resulting from private causes — Dravid mentioned: “I think it’s best to ask the selectors once the team is selected for the next three Tests. I am sure they are the best people to answer that.”
