Follow UsThe recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy saw the Indian team come back from being 2-1 behind after the third Test at Lord’s to level the series 2-2 after the fifth Test at the Oval. Not only did the Indians show great strength to draw the Test in Manchester after being on the backfoot in the game, but they also came back and won the extremely closely fought Test at The Oval by just six runs.
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly applauded the Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir, skipper Shubman Gill, and the consistent performers who kept India in the series throughout.
“They played very well in England. On the 4th day in Manchester, when they started the second half, they were 0 for 2. And from there, to level the series at the end of the Oval, a very strong performance was shown by the Indian team," Sourav Ganguly said on India Today.
"Congratulations to Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir. They went to England with a young team and gave such a good performance. Shubman Gill did great batting. After a long time, I don't think after 2002 or 2007, the top 6 batsmen have done such a good performance in England. Rahul, Gill, Jaiswal, Pant, Jadeja, Washington Sundar. All of them have given 5 consistent performances.”
Ganguly also singled out the Indian pace bowlers, saying that he was confident of a strong performance from them after he saw the green tinge on the Oval pitch. He singled out Mohammed Siraj in his adulatory message as well.
“It was very good to watch. One thing I would like to say, when I saw so much grass on the pitch on the first day of the Oval, I thought it was India's chance,” Ganguly remarked.
“And I am not surprised. Because history says, you can see India's victory anywhere in the last 20-25 years. Where the fast bowlers have got a little help from cricket, whether it's Australia, South Africa or England, they have won. They have won in Perth twice. They have won in Johannesburg. They have won in Headingley. Now they have won in Oval. Wherever there is a little grass in the wicket, our fast bowlers become wicket-taking bowlers. It was very nice to see. I would like to congratulate Mohammed Siraj on behalf of all of us.”