bowledover18

Pujji..
          	your batting in test cricket for this country for this team have always stood tall in the time of need.
          	it was always a pure bliss to watch you bat.
          	something I'll always gonna miss no matter what happens.
          	you have always been the modern day wall of our test team. a pillar standing tall in front of opposition in the time of need.
          	thank you for everything you gave to us, for being an important factor in those wins where the victory looked far from us.
          	i really really wish if this trash management atleast could give you a farewell match.
          	but that's alot of expectation from these people.
          	you deserve better you always did.
          	your efforts were always underrated yet you have been the forver hero of our most successful test era.

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bowledover18

Pujji..
          your batting in test cricket for this country for this team have always stood tall in the time of need.
          it was always a pure bliss to watch you bat.
          something I'll always gonna miss no matter what happens.
          you have always been the modern day wall of our test team. a pillar standing tall in front of opposition in the time of need.
          thank you for everything you gave to us, for being an important factor in those wins where the victory looked far from us.
          i really really wish if this trash management atleast could give you a farewell match.
          but that's alot of expectation from these people.
          you deserve better you always did.
          your efforts were always underrated yet you have been the forver hero of our most successful test era.

bowledover18

Siraj miyaan.
          do you even know what you have done today?
          god this man. he never ever steps away from responsibility what he has done is something that can't be explained in words.
          a match to be remembered till your last breath if you are a real Indian cricket fan.
          a spell from Siraj that was every bit of brilliance from an 80 overs old ball.
          
          because the heart believed till the end - to not give up.
          to never give up, not this easily because this team had showed the grit the determination the hunger and the passion that they can do it.
          
          and they did it..
          This match is a thrill.
          test cricket is a thrill.
          to never give up no matter what happens.
          
          as an Indian cricket fan..
          i don't remember coming this close to winning a test match for any time.
          
          a miracle..
          and a class from every one every person in that team.
          giving their all with every fibre of their being. 

bowledover18

This match would be remember for thousand of years.
          Mohammad siraj what a man you are!
          what a man.
          trust me whoever witnessed it today will know what it means!
          and how we won is a pure miracle.
          
          miracle is what you will call this match.
          Gill's captaincy had been brilliant today on this day especially.
          
          go well boys! this is what you all deserve. 

bowledover18

This will keep happening unless and until this management focuses more on how to take 20 wickets by playing specialists. proper pacers and proper spinners instead of increasing the batting order.
          
          another series and the same story is being repeated once again.
          gautam Gambhir and the management's obsession of playing all-rounders instead of proper wicket taking bowlers has ruined the test team so badly that nothing looks like fixing the mess they have managed to make.
          
          these wickets of england were always gonna be flat. because England's bowling was also going through transition period and for that they needed to rely on their batting, which they are doing phenomenally. 
          
          but us?
          our team?
          our batting was in transition not the bowling.
          this bowling attack was same as the Bangladesh series 2024, england series 2024, newzealand series 2024, and even bgt series 2024.
          
          you needed to play one extra bowler to win this series which you have failed to do so.
          no matter how many all-rounders you play, it won't give the same impact as a specialist bowler in this kind of pitch.
          
          talking about Gill?
          well i don't have much to say. 
          Because I don't believe in these statements of ' abhi naya captain hai, seekhne mein time lagega and all'. 
          
          the captiancy wasn't upto the mark.
          but most of the mess has been made by team selection calls.
          
          first fix that.
          
          let's see - 35 runs... or 4 wickets.. 
          
          
          

bowledover18

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No, ben stokes sir, washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja didn't got their hundreds against Harry brook and Joe Root, they got their hundred against the entire bowling attack - under extreme pressure fighting for their team, with their backs against the wall!! 
          use Part timers to save your bowlers but don't disrespect someone's effort. 
          
          also the typical England media calling out about spirit of the game dude what the fuck?? and how we didn't accepted the draw earlier. 
          
          the rule about taking the draw is that the bowling unit can offer a handshake of draw before the day ends or session ends.
          but its upto the the batting team whether to accept it or not. 
          
          so no don't come to the players crying about why India didn't accepted the draw earlier because we didn't wanted to.
          
           simple.
          
          our two batters were on their 90s. having fought through tough conditions and having given their all. they deserved those centuries. 
          
          
          
          
          

bowledover18

Ravindra jadeja is that guy of this team for many years who delivers every damn time. yet still the effort goes unnoticed and he remains undderatted no matter what happens.
          
          his situation yesterday when bumrah's wicket fell looked helpless for the first time in all these years of watching cricket, i saw him feeling vulnerable and helpless because there was no one at the other end to atleast accompany him in reaching the finish line.
          
          talking about bumrah and siraj the amount of compassion they showed, the patience the calmness,most importantly VALUING their wicket which was supposed to be done by top order batsmen. Except Rahul, Rishabh ( despite being injured), jadeja, siraj, and bumrah...
          
          no one looked responsible enough to stay in the crease, take the time and then try taking out singles and doubles.
          
          

prittiwrites

@bowledover18 / will always always always remain grateful to Jaddu bhai.
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bowledover18

@bowledover18 they failed and didn't delivered enough from top order and it costed us the game.
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bowledover18

@bowledover18 the responsibility and the patience of not throwing wicket because its important to stay on crease to get the desired results.
            
            yeah pitch had lost moisture, it's comparatively hotter in england compared to previous english summers, roughs and bounce on pitch had increased.
            
            and day 5 pitch was behaving really different, because england knew India will choke while chasing. reminds me exactly of Newzealand series in 2024 where in last match, the third test match in wankhede we failed to chase 146...
            
            yet... yet.. these excuses won't matter.
            it's true that these batters struggle on high bounce and invariable bounce pitches.
            
            again, Gautam Gambhir selected washington sundar and nitish reddy to increase batting order.. but they didn't delivered in batting, what was the purpose of increasing batting order then??
            
            we can't win the games until TOP- ORDER starts taking proper responsibility, no matter with how many all-rounders you play with, in the end all rounders are left to play with bowlers.
            
            whereas bumrah and siraj giving all of their efforts to win the game.
            
            it was a close game.
            really proud with overall performance but yashasvi, And karun nair, Gill, and reddy..
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