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Ben Docket has scored 6 centuries in his Test career.
The Indian team lost by 5 wickets against England in the first Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. England were to score 350 runs on the last day of the match at the Handingley Cricket Stadium in Leeds on Tuesday, which the team achieved by losing 5 wickets.
After the match, Indian captain Shubman Gill said- We lost the match due to poor fielding. England captain Ben Stokes gave Ben Docket a victory credit. At the same time, the player of the match Ben Docket said, Jadeja is difficult to play in front.
Read the reaction of players after the IND vs Eng match …
Match lost by drop catch: Shubman After the defeat, Indian captain Shubman Gill said it was a great Test match and we had opportunities. But it was harmful for us to get the contribution of drop catches, and lower order.
Till yesterday we were thinking that the target would take to 430, but the last wicket fell on just 31 runs, which led to the lead. Even today, when there was a brilliant partnership of the first wicket, we felt that we are in the game, but some opportunities did not come in hand.
Our bowling in the first session was excellent. We did not take runs. But when the ball becomes old, it is difficult to stop the runs. In such a situation, it is necessary to keep taking wickets. Jadeja bowled very well, made opportunities.
Regarding playing Bumrah’s next match, Gill said that according to every match, it is decided to play Bumrah. Now there is a long break, then the next match will be seen whether he will play or not.
Bumrah took 5 wickets in the first innings.
It is difficult for Jadeja to play in front: Dock
Player of the Match Ben Docket said, it was a really incredible match. India showed a great game. It was a tremendous experience for us to end the match like this on the fifth day.
Our effort was to end the fourth day without losing the wicket, which we did. Our thinking was clear this morning. If we bat all day, we will win.
Many times we were also behind in this match, but our bowlers made a brilliant comeback, especially it was important to dismiss the talenders early. If he had added 50-60 runs, it would have been a completely different match.
Bumrah is a world-class bowler, he troubled us in the first innings. Today we played them well and reduced their impact, which was a major reason for victory.
On playing a reverse sweep against Jadeja, Docket said that he is difficult to play in front, so reverse is my reliable shot. Sometimes I use this shot to rotate a strike and sometimes to remove the boundary.
Docket did wonders: Ben Stokes England captain Ben Stokes said that we have had a good relationship even before this ground (Handingley), and today’s victory added another memorable moment to it. It was a great Test match, especially chasing such a big goal on the last day. No one knows before the match starts, you just take the decision that seems to be the best at that time.
When we chose bowling after the toss, I thought that it would give us the best chance to win. India also batted brilliantly on the first day, and we bowled well in the first session. I did not think the decision of the toss should have changed.
Docket did wonders, it is not easy to pursue a big goal in the opening. His partnership with Crowley strengthened us. Crowley’s innings was also important. Both understand each other well and play and play by making balance. Oli Pope batted brilliantly in the first inning.
Josh Tong’s spells changed the attitude of the match. The result of our attitude and hard work was that finally after the top order, the tail could be covered. Chasing a big goal brings confidence, but it will not happen every time, it is not necessary. This has been a great start of the series. We stayed on the field for a long time, but in every session, we got down thinking that the game has to be reversed.