Ravi Shastri 2 Turning Points India Lost Lords Test: When the match slipped from Team India’s hand in Lord’s, Shastri told 2 turning points told 2 turning points

New Delhi. England defeated India by 22 runs in the third Test match played at Lord’s. This Test match which lasted for five days was full of thrill. Ravi Shastri, former head coach of Team India, has told two turning points of India’s defeat. Shastri said in the review that wicketkeeper Batter Rishabh Pant was dismissed in the first innings and in the second innings, the wicket of Karun Nair opened the way for England in the third Test match played at Lord’s. England, chasing a target of 193 runs, won India by 22 runs and thus took a 2–1 lead in the five-match series.

Ravi Shastri said in ‘The ICC Review’, ‘The first turning point for me in this Test match Rishabh Pant was out (in the first innings). Shastri appreciated England captain Ben Stokes’s understanding, who scored Pant out for 74 runs at lunch on the third day. He said, ‘Ben Stokes showed amazing understanding to run out Pant. If this wicket did not fall, India would have reached a good position.

‘That was the important phase of the match’

Karun Nair and KL Rahul had brought India’s score to 41 runs in the second innings on the fourth day, but Karun did not play any shot off the ball of fast bowler Bridan Cars and was declared out. This stuttered the Indian innings and got England a chance to return. The Shastri said, ‘This was a big lapse about Karun Nair’s concentration. He left a straight ball and opened the way for England. It was an important phase of the match and I think this changed the position of the match.