Captain Shubman Gill came out in support of under-fire Karun Nair. He emphasised the value of his gritty 57 in India's fabled six-run victory in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England at The Oval.
With the team in transition without its seniors, Gill led a new-look Indian side to a 2-2 series draw that looks as good as a win. All the matches went till the very last day, with four of them going right into the final session. Both teams were extremely competitive with bat and ball alike.
Gill (774 runs with four centuries) and Siraj (23 wickets) stood out in an all-round performing Indian unit as leading run-getter and leading-wicket-taker respectively, helping a Team India in transition, without their senior stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, pull
Pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj gave heartwarming replies to India batting mainstay Virat Kohli and the former South Africa tearaway Dale Steyn after he inspired India to a victory for the ages against England at The Oval.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed his players for scripting a nail-biting 2-2 series draw in England and vowed that his side will "never surrender" irrespective of the outcome that awaits them.
Gill, leading Team India for the first-time ever in whites with a team under transition without their senior players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Mohammed Shami, the youngster played one of the finest series as a captain with 774 runs and four centuries under his belt
On the fifth and final day, with 35 runs still needed to get for England, pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna were extremely relentless, putting pressure and every inch of their effort and body on every ball. The result was, England falling short six runs of the 374-run target, with Si
Gill dominated the series against England, emerging as a top-run-getter with 774 runs at an average of 75.40, with four centuries and a best score of 269. Besides breaking plenty of records with the bat, he also delivered a fine debut outing as a captain and made India dominate England in th
Speaking during the post-match presentation, Gill said, "He (Siraj) is a captain's dream. Coming in five Test matches, every ball, every spell that he bowled gave his all, and every captain, every team wants a player like him. We are very fortunate to have him in that team."
With India drawing a hard-fought series against England with the final fifth match providing a fitting finale, Indian opener KL Rahul said that the fine quality of cricket played by both sides has answered questions about whether Test cricket will be around or not.
Mohammed Siraj broke the silence about his costly fielding blunder, which gave an unprecedented lifeline to Harry Brook on Day 4 of the final Test against England. Despite the catastrophic "game-changing" moment, Siraj revealed that he woke up with a sense of belief in himself to finish the
With this win, the Shubman Gill-led Team India have started the new era with immense promise, drawing the series 2-2. After England opted to bowl first, India was skittled out for 224, with a Karun Nair century being a standout. Zak Crawley and Harry Brook fifties took England to 247, giv