Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has shared his honest verdict after the Shubman Gill-led Test team drew the Test series against England. It took a herculean effort for the team to find the result that they did.
They were 2-1 down heading into the final Test at The Oval. The team was not favourites to win the contest, but they turned the tables on England on the back of some incredible performances.
The likes of Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja were among the chief contributors in the fifth Test win. Siraj finished the series with 23 wickets while Indian skipper Shubman Gill capped off the series with 754 runs.
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Indian Cricket Has So Much Talent - Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly, in a conversation with Sports Tak, said that Indian cricket stops for no one, implying that the transition of the Test team has well and truly begun after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the format.
"Indian cricket stops for no one. There is so much talent. Look at the way they all batted. Outstanding. That is how Indian cricket is. When Sunil Gavaskar left, Sachin Tendulkar came. As did Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman. When they left, Virat Kohli emerged. And when Kohli left, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Gill stood up. Indian cricket has so much talent that this will only keep on growing. We have a tremendous system, where domestic cricket is so strong. The IPL is such a platform. Then there is the A team, Under-19 team as well," Ganguly told Sports Tak.
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Ganguly Lauds India's batting Consistency
Ganguly further lauded the team for making a comeback in the fourth Test after being 0 for 2 in the first over. The former Indian skipper also praised the consistency in run-scoring from the Indian top six in the series in a long time.
India played brilliantly in England. In the second innings of the Manchester Test, they were 0/2, and from there to have levelled the series at the Oval is indicative of a very strong performance. It's a young team; congratulations to Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir. They went to England with this team only to see everyone perform so brilliantly. I don't think that after 2002 or 2007, India's top six batters have consistently delivered such an outstanding performance in England. Be it KL Rahul, Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, or Washington Sundar. They have batted so consistently throughout five Tests, which was heartwarming to see," the former India captain added.
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