England Fast Bowler Chris Woakes admitted that he feared the worst when he injured his shoulder during the fifth and latest test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India. But the versatile said it was encouraging to get support from public and Indian players when came out on the bat with a deployed arm In the dramatic last day that India won for six runs.
Woakes said that Rishabh Pant, who fired a broken leg in the Manchester test, sent him a message after responding to one of his Instagram posts. Pant shared a story representing Woakes and appreciated the bravery of Pacer on the last day of an exciting test series.
Indian captain Shaubman Gill was seen to have a word with Woakes after the match and seemed to praise his efforts. Woakes came out on a bat when England needed 17 runs, the remaining only one goal. He was not supposed to face a van that practiced his one -handed attitude in leadership to his shifts, but ran with his partner Gus Atkinson and fought pain.
A 36 -year -old man, the only English sailor who played all five tests in the series, saved the border on the 1st day of the match. Woakes Bat in the first English shifts, but when the pressure came to put, the versatile bravely came out on the last day.
He was seen when he checked his shoulder after he had experienced sharp pain while rushing to the end of the non-torn for farewell. The oval crowd, which included many Indian fans, gave Woakes on the day 5 standing ovation.
“I saw that Rishabh (Pant) gave me a picture of Emodji on Instagram, so I replied to thank him,” I appreciate the love and hope that the leg is fine, “etc. Then he sent me a voice note:” I hope everything is fine, good luck with healing and I hope to meet again. “Apparently I said sorry for the broken leg,” Woakes The Guardian said.
“SHUBMAN said something like,” That was incredibly bold, “he added.
“I said,” You had an incredible series, played well and recognize your team. “Both sets of players went through the mill in the series and deserved a loan for the show we deployed.
He never thought about not going to the bat: woakes
Woakes said he never had doubts in his mind that he would go to the bat when his team needed him in the last shifts. A quick pitch revealed that Brendon McCullum refused his proposal for a bat in the first shifts when he originally raised this idea.
With the help of a team doctor and physios, however, Woakes managed to prepare for the bat on the last day.
“I’m still gutted, we really couldn’t get a fairy tale. But I never thought about being there, even if it was 100 runs to win or anything. It was nice to have an ovation, and some of the Indian players came to show their respect.
Woakes said that the first run he took for Atkinson was the most painful and made him wonder if his shoulder reappeared.
“The first was the worst. Everything I took was Codein and it was as painful. Instinct took over the exaggerated arm chained down, I tried to run as you do it naturally.
“I was really worried that my shoulder reappeared back, so you saw me throwing my helmet, tearing my teeth and check if it was fine,” he said.
England crossed on the day of 4 374 and reached 301 for centuries since Harry Brook and Joe Root. India, however, did not inappropriate a towel and continued to fight. Prasidh Krishna rejected the root before stumps on 4th day.
England only needed 35 runs with four goals in hand when they appeared on the last day. It was still their game but lost Mohammed Siraj turned the matchWe take three goals and help reduce England to 367, because India won an oval test and equalized the 2-2 series.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
August 7, 2025
