So many England players fell ill at once, the entire team left India
India vs England Test Series: There is complete excitement in the series being played between India and England. Talking about the second match, when the third day’s play ended, both the teams were in competition, that is, anyone could win the match. But the Indian team won on the last day and won the match by 106 runs. Meanwhile, after the match, England captain Ben Stokes made a big revelation, he told that some players of the team were ill since the morning of the fourth day, even after this they came to the field. Meanwhile, there is news that the entire team will leave India before the third match and will return to India before the start of the next match.
India vs England series currently tied at 1-1
2 out of 5 test matches of India vs England series have been played and the series is currently tied. That means whichever team wins the upcoming matches will be successful in capturing the series. England captain Ben Stokes spoke to the media after losing the match by 106 runs. During this, Ben Stokes told that some players of the team are ill. He said that Ben Fox, Olly Pope and Tom Hartley, who batted on Monday, were not fit. Ben Stokes has told that some players were not feeling well after waking up today i.e. on Monday morning. He believes that when all players have similar symptoms, you know something is happening. Ben Stokes said that our players are probably infected with the virus. After this Ben Stokes also added that this is not an excuse for the result or anything.
England team will prepare in Abu Dhabi before the third test
England captain Ben Stokes also said that Joe Root was feeling much better with his right little finger injury before coming out to bat on Monday. Earlier, Root had not taken the field in the last two sessions on Sunday i.e. the third day of the match. Meanwhile, it has been learned that the England team will fly to its practice camp in Abu Dhabi. According to the schedule of the series, the third match will be played in Rajkot from 15th February. Before this, the entire team will return to India on 12 or 13 February. There is a gap of about 10 days between the second and third matches. The team is going to Abu Dhabi instead of continuing its preparations in India. Even before the series was about to start, the entire team had finalized its preparations by reaching Abu Dhabi and after that when the first Test against India was played in Hyderabad, it was also successful in winning it.
Jaiswal and Shubman Gill played big innings for India.
Talking about the second match played between India and England in Visakhapatnam, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. The entire team together made a big score of 396 runs in the first innings. This also included a double century by opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal played an excellent inning of 209 runs. After this, when the England team entered the field, it could score only 253 runs in the first innings. Due to this, Team India got the lead on the basis of first innings. The Indian team scored 255 runs in its second innings. Shubman Gill’s 104 runs were also included in this. After this, England had a target of 399 runs to win in the last two days. The England team, which came to chase this target, could score only 292 runs in the second innings and India brilliantly won the match by 106 runs.
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