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India vs England, fifth Take a look at at Dharamsala, Mar 07-11, 2024,
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Benjamin Andrew Stokes
Revealed on: Mar 10, 2024
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England captain Ben Stokes conceded that India have been too good for the guests within the five-match Take a look at collection that the hosts received 4-1. The Englishmen started the collection on a promising be aware with a come-from-behind 28-run triumph in Hyderabad. Nevertheless, it was all India after that. They received the following 4 Checks, most of them by complete margins.
The five-match collection ended on Saturday, March 9 as India hammered England by an innings and 64 runs inside three days. England have been bowled out for 195 of their second innings as Indian spinners but once more spun a effectively across the English batters. In keeping with Stokes, India not solely dominated in residence circumstances, but additionally stood up in crunch moments.
“I am stuffed with admiration for India and the beast they’re of their residence circumstances. Clearly, lots was stated about sure (Indian) gamers not being right here. However this collection has proven the depth of Indian cricket,” Stokes stated after the tip of the Take a look at collection.
“Now we have seen quite a lot of younger gamers are available in and do extraordinarily effectively (for India). Since that first sport, India have been the significantly better group and clearly 4-1 displays that,” he added.
England had a pre-series preparation camp in Abu Dhabi and, even when there was a break in between the collection, they went again to the Center East to work more durable. Nevertheless, the outcomes simply didn’t come in opposition to an impressed Indian aspect. Stokes admitted that the tip end result was vastly disappointing.
“I am very dissatisfied, not solely in myself however I am dissatisfied for the group due to how a lot exhausting work has gone into this tour itself. If we weren’t dissatisfied, if we weren’t annoyed at how the collection has ended up, I do not actually know what different feelings you could possibly have,” Stokes stated.
He reiterated that England misplaced to a significantly better aspect in circumstances that India exploited brilliantly to their benefit.
“We got here right here with very excessive hopes and assured about what we may obtain and began off very effectively. However clearly dropping the collection 1-4, not simply myself however the group are large enough to say we have been utterly outplayed within the final 4 video games,” the England captain stated.
The guests overcame a 190-run deficit in Hyderabad to win the competition after Ollie Pope hammered an excellent 196 within the second innings. On how England misplaced the plot from there, the captain stated, “The group who seizes these alternatives and moments, theirs are the group which can be going to come back out on prime. Every time we managed to wrestle again any sort of momentum with the ball or bat, India have been at all times capable of put it again on to us.
“That was the place the Checks after the primary one have been received and misplaced. It is clearly very disappointing. However I am at all times man sufficient to say that we received crushed by the higher group,” he added.
Other than the collection loss, Stokes had a forgettable time with the bat as effectively. He managed solely 199 runs in 10 innings at a mean of underneath 20.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
