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Indian captain Shubman Gill accepted after the defeat of five wickets in the first Test against England that not being able to score with lower -order batsmen was the important reason for defeat.
At one time in the first innings, the entire team was dismissed for 471 runs after scoring 359 runs for three wickets. Even in the second innings, the last six wickets fell within 77 runs.
Gill said after the match, & lsquo; & lsquo; This was a great Test match. We had opportunities but we left a catch and did not score runs even in lower order, but the team is proud and there was a good effort. Yesterday we were thinking of declaring the innings by scoring a run close to 430, but it became difficult to score at the lower order. & Rsquo;
he said, & lsquo; & lsquo; We talked about the contribution of lower order but it became so soon (the fall of wickets). We have to improve it in the upcoming matches. & Rsquo; & rsquo; He defended his fielders on leaving the catch and said, & lsquo; & lsquo; Such wickets do not get opportunities easily. It is a young team and is learning. It is expected that these aspects will perform better."Jaspreet Bumrah" href ="https://www.abplive.com/topic/jasprit- Bumrah" Data-type ="interlinkingkeywords"> Jaspreet Bumrah will be decided before the match. When asked on the availability of Bumrah, he said, & lsquo; & lsquo; We will watch the match rate match. On getting closer to the second Test, a decision will be taken. & Rsquo; & rsquo;
England captain Ben Stokes praised India but credited victory to his openers Ben Docket and Jack Croly, who scored 149 and 65 runs respectively. He said, & lsquo; & lsquo; India showed a great game in the first session. It is not easy to play in the fourth innings in England but Jack and Ben laid the foundation of victory by making a brilliant partnership. He said, & lsquo; & lsquo; He is a world class bowler and he performed brilliantly in the first innings. We are glad that he did not let him repeat in the second innings.
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