India and England players gathered during the fourth test when the hosts were pushing for an early draw, while Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar was approaching for centuries. (Getty Images) Recently, Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England, which was firmly cemented as a rivalry defining the Era-Pítět Saga, which had everything from record performances to heated confrontation, making it one of the best series of modern cricket.Yes, the cricket was exceptional. India scored five centuries in a single test and lost. SHUBMAN GILL scored the highest score, 269, Indian captain. Rishabh pants burned with a broken leg. Chris Woakes came to the bat with a dislocated shoulder. But what the fans kept glued to Scorecards was the intensity and edge-henanigans into the fields that turned it into more than just cricket series.
Ben Stokes press conference: Mohammed Siraj, Chris Woakes fired by injury, 2-2 result
War in white
Indian captain SHUBMAN GILL (L) with his English counterpart Ben Stokes (R). (Getty Images)
Cricket, like all sports, is also about entertainment. While statistics and scorecards are the basis of the game, they are emotional spikes – confrontation, sled, mind games – that attract eyeballs. And no two teams in the test cricket bring it quite like India and England in this series.This series had all the blockbuster ingredients.Before the start of the series, expectations were high. India, undergoing a generation shift with retirement Virt Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravicandran Ashwin from tests, handed over the captain’s rest to 25 -year -old Shardman Gill. England, always led by aggressive Ben Stokes, rode high on their pool pool.
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The battle lines have been drawn since the first test. Gill and Pant made their presence with majestic centuries, but English Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley quickly threw the blows back by fearless launching. With five Indian centuries in the first test and still a loss of five goals, the emotional policy has already been illuminated.India was made in Edgbaston with a mixing return, where Gill led the reflective back from the front with Sublime 269 and 161. The rejuvenated bowling unit helped India to turn the influx against self -confident England. Their record 336 runs of Birmingham victory not only kept a series alive, but also showed the team’s character under pressure.Things warm up to Lord
Day 3. Day India vs. England The third test match ended with a dramatic note when SHUBMAN GILL and ZAB Crawley were seen by a controversial argument in the field.
The third test on Lord was overturned by an emotional switch. When the English openers arrived late on the fold before the stumps 3. Day, the already irritated Indian team upset when Zak Crawley pulled out in the middle of the run and delayed another. During more, the upset Gill was screaming, “Grow some f ****** b ****” for English opening – comment that not only became a viral, but became a symbol of the boiling series.If that was not enough, Mohammed Siraj had sent Duckett the next day, brushing his shoulders and everyone, earning him a gentle and demeritor point. But it also added fuel to the fire. Since then, every goal, every missed chance, every milestone had undertones of personal battles.
India’s dough Ravindra and Washington Sundar refused to shake hands with the English captain Ben Stokes. (Screengrab)
The fourth test for Old Trafford recorded a dramatic shift. India, ending of 311 runs, decided to bat despite the apparent draw of the last day that wiped England badly. When Ben Stokes suggested Handshake with the remaining hour, Jadeja refused and launched the spines like, “Do you want a hundred against Brook & Duckett?” The Indians did it exactly – Jadeja stayed and scored a hundred before Washington Sundar raised his first test century.Pant’s decision to burn a broken leg also added a layer of raw courage to an intense series. Despite pain, he resisted the English attack of fifty, earning admiration from teammates and opponents. Last act: All drama and respectAt the time the series reached the oval, the coaching staff was also in his thick. Gautam Gambhir’s Plivl with Groundsman’s approach over access to the playground, caused another ripple. The fire was still burning in the field. Akash Deep gave Duckett a hard look, and after his release, he put his hand around the dough and Prasidh Krishna, and Joe Root was involved in verbal strokes that required the referee’s intervention.But in the middle of confrontations, it also touched moments. Chris Woakes, who stuffed his shoulder, came out with one hand. Indian players warmly greeted him, and the crowd gave him a oven. He was the last man who stood when India was sealed by a dramatic hexagon victory and drew a series of 2-2.Why does it matter
Indian vs vs ENG: Gautam Gambhir loses cool during a heated exchange with ground staff on an oval before the 5th test
In a world dominated by a franchise cricket and immediate results, a long -drawn test series of five matches between two passionate parties proves that traditional cricket is far from dead. Heated exchanges, ego of battle and refusal to retreat, all brought a series of alive in a way that does little more.These so-called “shenanigans” are not side side means-they are for a spectacle. They add layers to competition, humanize players and maintain a competition that is involved in running and goals.India vs England has always had a history, but now it is warm, hunger and hostility. And that could only be the best thing that had been tested for a long and long time.
