Whereas the English bowlers toiled laborious within the center, India’s Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar didn’t break a sweat and stood tall on the crease for his or her 203-run partnership for the fifth wicket in the course of the fourth Take a look at at Manchester. This mammoth stand was essential in India pulling off a draw and saving themselves from a collection defeat in the interim.
Whereas the Jadeja-Sundar duo wished to name off the sport solely after reaching their respective a whole lot, opposition skipper Ben Stokes threw taunts at Jadeja saying “Do you wanna get 100 off Harry Brook and Ben Duckett?” Stokes acquired huge criticism for this from Ravichandran Ashwin. The previous Indian cricketer says that Jadeja didn’t ask Stokes handy the ball to Brook, and therefore, the onus is totally on the England crew, not the Indians for accepting an early draw.
“What are double requirements? I do know you possibly can present some quantity of frustration. You’ll be able to combat together with your gamers, you possibly can throw your helmet. After the sport, you possibly can punch the wall in anger, throw your battle, and even do some boxing. Please do it. However you might be providing a handshake to attract the sport, however since you are your self pissed off, you possibly can’t put it on Jadeja that do not get to your hundred and stroll off crying. You might be saying, I’m sad, you do not be completely happy. How can this occur?” he stated on his YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat.
“Boss, they performed your Jofra Archer, your Matthew Hoggard, Dominic Cork, Andrew Flintoff. Which means they actually performed your greatest bowlers on the fifth day for the primary couple of classes, toiling laborious for the complete day, so why ought to they stroll away with out a hundred? If Stokes is giving the ball now to Harry Brook, it’s utterly his fault, and never Jadeja or Sundar’s,” Ashwin added.
I might have performed all fifteen overs: Ashwin
The legendary India spinner additionally believes that if he had been in Stokes’ place, he would have wished the opposition to play all of the fifteen overs remaining within the day. Additional taking a dig at Stokes’ advocacy for spirit of the sport shouts, the Chennai-born says that he ought to have given the ball a lot earlier to Harry Brook, if he truly taunted Jadeja for getting 100 off a part-timer.
“If I used to be the captain, I might have performed all of the fifteen overs, as a substitute of asking for a draw. As a world crew captain, you’re the model ambassador for spirit of cricket, then it is best to have bowled Harry Brook for the complete innings. It could have been an important affidavit for spirit of cricket. You’d have been the poster boy for spirit of the sport,” the 38-year-old opined additional.
The 2 groups will now transfer into the fifth and ultimate Take a look at of the collection. This recreation shall be performed on the Kennington Oval, London, beginning July 31 and can determine the destiny of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, which is at the moment poised at 1-2 in England’s favour.
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