Rohit Sharma
Team India: Team India won the fifth match of the Test series played between India and England very easily and won the series 4-1. The performance of Indian players was amazing in this entire series. Even in the absence of senior players, Team India proved the experienced England team and their baseball formula to be a complete flop. After the defeat in the first match of the series, no one had even thought that Team India would make a comeback like this.
Captain Rohit Sharma’s contribution was also very important in India’s victory. Dharamshala Test was also a historic match for the Indian team. The victory in this match is considered very important for Team India and under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has achieved a big feat for the first time. Before this, Team India could not achieve this position under any captain of India.
Team India made a record
This Indian team has now achieved a position which no other Indian team has achieved in its 92 year history. This was India’s 178th Test win in 579 matches, taking their loss to 178. For the first time in its 92-year-old Test history, India has achieved an equal win-loss ratio. Never before had India had equal wins and losses in Test cricket and the losses had always been higher. In such a situation, the Dharamshala Test is being considered historical.
India’s record in Test:
- Matches played: 579
- Won: 178
- Losers: 178
- Drawn matches: 222
- Tie: 1
The youth gave a strong performance
Young players had the biggest contribution in India’s series win against England. Yashasvi Jaiswal batted the best in this series and he scored 712 runs. Which is the third most runs by an Indian in a single Test series, behind Sunil Gavaskar’s twin records of 774 runs and 732 runs. For his amazing performance in the series, he was also named Player of the Series. His 712 runs also included two double centuries, no other player managed to score a single double century. Apart from them, Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan showed strong spirit and contributed a lot to the team’s victory. Rohit Sharma scored two centuries, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav impressed everyone in bowling.
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