India were bowled out for 245 in the second innings of the fifth Test after scoring 416 runs in the first match. Barring Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, the batsmen did not play the innings.
Matthew Potts dismissed Shreyas Iyer with a short ball move. (courtesy: Reuters)
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- England need 119 runs on the last day of the test match
- Shreyas Iyer fails against short ball trick
- Ben Stokes also took four wickets in the second innings.
Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour lamented the visitors’ batting strategy and said India need to find better ways to deal with the short ball. The Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian team managed to score 245 runs in the second innings of Ben Stokes’ England, which was a tremendous feat considering how they tackled tough conditions in the first two days of the Test match. Rathour said that it is quite common for international teams to use short balls against Indians, something that the batsmen need to do in their own way.
“Yes, they used a short-ball plan against us in the field. We had to show a little better, not the intention, but the strategy. We could have handled it a little differently. People tried to play the shot, but really converted Didn’t. Or execute them well. They got out on that. We have to re-think how we handle next time against similar bowlers having the same field in a similar situation. We need to strategize better against them. will be required.”
This was not the first time that the Indian line-up had collapsed in a Test match. Playing against South Africa in Cape Town, the Indian batting was bundled out for just 198 runs by the pace trio of South Africa. Shreyas Iyer looked most uncomfortable that day, he was in haste, even at the pace of Stuart Broad.
“Obviously, at this stage, you expect people to bowl short against us, and especially against the Indian team, people have been using the short ball for a long time,” Rathore said.
“People have their own ways of dealing with it. As a batsman, you have your own way of dealing with it. We don’t really say whether you have to do this or do that. As a batsman, You need to decide. What suits you for your game, in that situation and in those circumstances. Unfortunately, today we couldn’t really execute whatever plans we had. Today was the day we were ahead We really should have batted better and got him out of the game. With our batting. But unfortunately, we didn’t,” he concluded.
India is on the back foot on the last day of the test match. Former captains Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow are batting well and need just 119 runs to finish the game and chase down the record target of 378 runs at Edgbaston.