Mohammad Azharuddin made a statement about Team India after the defeat of Lord’s Test (Photo- PTI)
In the third Test match played at Lord’s, England defeated Team India by 22 runs. In this match, Team India’s top order batted very poorly in the second innings and that is why India lost the match. On behalf of Team India, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal, captain Shubman Gill and Karun Nair performed poorly. Yashasvi scored only 13 runs in the third Test while Nair was able to score 54 runs. Talking about Gill, he scored just 22 runs including both innings. After the end of the third Test, former captain Mohammad Azharuddin has strongly criticized the top order of Team India.
Legendary made a statement about Indian batsmen
Mohammad Azharuddin told PTI that, ‘I think we did not bat properly. In the second innings, we should have batted positively. We had lost four wickets before the fourth day’s game was over. Chasing the target on the fifth day is not so easy. It is always said that it is very important to make some good partnership. You can always say that anyone can be intelligent after the event.
The former player further said, ‘I would like to wish the lower order batsmen. He really batted strongly. Jadeja also did his work well. But I feel that when the root and Bashir were bowling, then in four to five overs, if we had scored 15 to 20 runs, the work would have become even easier. The way in which Jadeja batted, I liked it very much. But the result did not come in favor of India. In the second innings, we were completely weakened. Rahul also batted brilliantly but in some places we gave good bowlers a chance to bowl aggressively.
England won Lord’s Test
England won by 5 wickets in the first Test match played in Leeds between these two teams, while India won the second Test by 336 runs. England have won the third Test. After winning this Test match, England are ahead 2–1 in the 5 match series. Now the fourth Test between these two teams is starting from July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
