Ben Stokes said we are over it, but we won't let our bowler bowl in a situation where we can't win the game and risk exposing any of those guys to injury.
"There's absolutely nothing that I could have done before. You know, being a professional sportsman, injuries are part of this game and I can't do anything about them," he noted.
As the series stands, Gill has already amassed an unbeaten 722 runs, surpassing Yashasvi Jaiswal's 712 against England at home just last year. Only Sunil Gavaskar has scored more in a single Test series for India, with his 774 runs in the 1971 away tour of the West Indies and 732 at home in
Stokes admitted England had exhausted all options in trying to win the game,"We threw everything at them, and they were able to live up to the pressure of the final day. All the hard work was done by India."
Only twice have India batted out more overs in the third innings to save a Test after conceding a first innings lead of 300-plus: (476/4 in 180 overs vs NZ, Napier, 2009) and (318/4 in 148 overs vs ENG, Lord's, 1979)
This is England's second-highest total against India, only behind 710/7d at Edgbaston, 2011. India had a poor start to their second innings, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan in the first over for ducks each. India were 1/2 at Lunch with KL Rahul 1* and Shubman Gill 0* unbeaten on th
The century against India was a significant one for Stokes as it ended a two-year wait for a Test hundred, his last coming during the Ashes in July 2023.
Half-centuries from left-hand batters Sai Sudarshan and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India to a total of 264/4 at the end of the first day of the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 on Wednesday, which was played at Old Trafford in Manchester.
England Test captain Ben Stokes won the fourth consecutive toss and opted to bowl against India in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday.
Stokes bowled the most number of overs for England in the second innings of the Lord's Test. He bowled 24 overs and grabbed three wickets, and took the important wicket of KL Rahul for 39, who scored a century in the first innings.
Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised India's workload management approach with lead quick Jasprit Bumrah when England captain Ben Stokes is bowling his heart out after his recent return from injury in the third Test at Lord's.
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan heaped praise on England skipper Ben Stokes following his exceptional bowling performance in the fourth innings of the third Test match which is been played at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.