Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul Got a great start for the visitors in the second innings. Rohit’s century turned the tide in India’s favour. Other Indian batsmen also made useful contributions, helping the visitors set a mammoth target of 368.
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Then on the last day of the fourth test, the Indian bowlers played a brilliant innings. Jasprit Bumrah, and Shardul Thakur’s all-round performance in the match helped the visitors beat England by 157 runs and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. This is also India’s first win in 50 years at the Oval.
“I wanted to be on the field as long as I could. That century was special. We know how important the second innings was. Virat just mentioned the effort of the batsmen, and as a unit it was really important. That’s mine. The first overseas is hundred. Really glad I was able to bring the team to a crucial position,” Rohit Sharma said in the post-match presentation.
“The three-figure mark was not on my mind, we knew the pressure on the batting unit so we kept our heads down and batted on position. Once we got the lead, we just wanted to put pressure on the bowlers. I try It is important for me to contribute to
Rohit Sharma said it is important to accept the challenge.
“I know the importance of starting the innings. I’m glad I could count it. It’s always important to take on a challenge, it’s not going to be easy. Back in Durham we have time to look at our training and technique And then we had 20-25 days in the World Test Championship final, which was a real game-changer.
BCCI had informed on Sunday that with Rohit Sharma Cheteshwar Pujara suffered injury. Rohit had pain in his left knee while Pujara had pain in his left ankle. Talking about that injury, the opener said: “The (injury) is looking good at the moment, the message from the physio is that we have to assess every minute.”
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