After a long time, the Indian fans enjoyed a thrilling Test series after a long time. A few days back, Team India faced Bangladesh in a two-match Test series on home soil. They whitewashed the visitors. In the Test series, the second Test match of Kanpur grabbed attention because of massive rain interruptions. After Team India clinched the victory in the second Test match in less than two days. After wrapping up the series, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma spills the beans begins the masterplan behind this.
Team India’s Dominating Win in the Second Test:
After wrapping up the first Test in Chennai with a massive 280-run victory, Team India faced Bangladesh in Kanpur for the second Test match. But the rain interruption disturbed the match. On the first day, the game saw only 35 overs. The second and the third day were called off due to heavy rain.
The game resumed on day 4 and the Indian side set the stage on first. Bangladesh got all out scoring only 233 runs. Jasprit Bumrah shined with 3 wickets. While batting in the first innings, the Indian batters set the stage on fire. Jaiswal scored 72 runs. KL Rahul played a crucial innings of 68 runs in 43 balls.
But the drama peaked on the day 5. The Indian bowlers set the stage on fire. After showcasing their bowling excellence in the first innings, Bumrah shined again with three wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja secured three wickets each. Team India needed 95 runs to secure the win. With absolute brilliance, Team India won the match by 7 wickets.
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Rohit Sharma’s Words on This Win:
After an impressive performance, Team India secured another whitewash against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma shared insights into how the team took a calculated risk by adopting an unconventional strategy during a rain-affected Test match in Kanpur. He said, “Aggression is all about my actions. The kind of batting we do, field positioning and bowling we do, that to me is aggression. This wouldn’t have been possible without the other 10 players. We had lost 2-and-a-half days. It was easy for everyone to drift away from the goal we had.”
Later he added, “When we came on the fourth day, we needed 7 wickets quickly. So I thought, everything started there. The bowlers came to the party first. When we returned to the dressing room, we had to take a little bit of a risk to get a result. The result could’ve gone either way but I was okay with it. So was the coach and other player. You have to be brave enough to take those decisions and play that way.”
After the win, Team India faced harsh criticism for their aggressive approach in the longest format. India captain focused on this. He said, “People could have criticized us for the way we played. But what matters is what we think inside this change room and we applied it on the field. It was a clear plan to get the result. But how do we do it, everybody tried looking for the answers.”
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