Gautam Gambhir finally got a moment to breathe as India’s Test head coach, as the young team won an exciting six runs against England in the fifth and final test at the Oval. With the win, the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ended 2–2 on 4 August.
On the last day, England needed only 35 runs to win, with four wickets in hand. But Mohammad Siraj and Prasad Krishna moved the match here and there. Sirj picked up three of the last four wickets to seal the game, finishing with five wickets in the second innings at the Oval.
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Siraj was named Player of the Match, with nine wickets in the final test. He also completed the tour as a leading wicket -taker with 23 scale out of five tests against England. This victory was particularly important for Gambhir, which was under pressure due to India’s struggles in the previous test series.
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Prior to the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England, India was turned white at home by New Zealand, and then failed to protect the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Well, India would not have won the Test series in England, but it was a major success under Shubman Gill.
This was Gill’s first assignment as the Test Captain of India, and that too without senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin, who have all retired from Test cricket. But young Indians did not give up; Instead, he showed heart, character and teamwork in the test series.
Gautam Gambhir started a new team-centric era
After India’s successful tour of England ends in the oval, Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that the new era will revolve around the big names, not around the big names, team work, hard work, unity and performance. Without the names of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the head coach said that the Indian team was moving beyond the era of superstar -led dominance.
Gambhir praised the young players for their fearless attitude and the spirit of fighting on England’s tour, subtle on the older generation, which made all the headlines for the team’s success. The coach also said that Shubman Gill and his team are really worthy of victory and applause.
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Gautam Gambhir said in a video posted by BCCI on his website: “This is going to be the ideology of this test team, where it will not be about being personal-focused; it will be about the team. The way boys have fought. I have always been a great believer that you should always get what you want, and I think people don’t want it.”
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On the other hand, Shubman Gill was filled with joy after pulling the test series. As captain, he loved seeing everyone contributing. He was also happy with his own batting and the way the series came out. In particular, Gill was a major run scorer with 754 runs in 10 innings.
Gill said, “I am feeling very ecstatic and high right now and is very happy with the way everyone has performed. The way everyone has contributed to the whole series. Different people step into different moments. This is what you want as a captain, and I am very happy with the way you have performed as a captain, and I am very happy with that.”
