Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar dissected India's tactical ploy and underscored the factors conspiring against them, allowing England to lead 2-1 in the five-match series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that the management won't budge from the three-match utilisation of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah despite enduring a five-wicket setback in the series opener against England at Headingley.
The third Test at Lord's was a fiercely contested battle between England and India, with little separating the two sides for most of the match. But in the end, it was the hosts that edged ahead to seal a hard-fought victory.
Following India's loss at Lord's during the third Test against England, former India captain Sourav Ganguly shared his feelings on the game, where he said that he feels "little disappointed" with the result as he thinks India should have chased down a mere total of 193 as they have batted so
Ravindra Jadeja put up a strong fight, the tailenders Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj punched way above their weight and batting averages, but yet Team India fell short by 22 runs in a run chase of just 193 at the 'Home of Cricket', the Lord's and are trailing in the series 1-2
Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin believes that if Ravindra Jadeja had played slightly more "positively" on the final day of the third Test at Lord's, the result could have turned around in India's favour against England.
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 Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Jasprit Bumrah's performance across both the innings during the third Test against England at Lord's, saying that "showing his greatness in different ways" has become a part of the bowler's legacy.
Former captain Nasser Hussain has classified the pulsating third contest between India and England at Lord's as the best five days of Test cricket that he has seen in some time.