Manjrekar Reflects On Key Takeways After India vs England Test Series

The victory over England was Team India's 17th straight Test series win, extending their stellar record at home.

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Veteran Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his key learning from England’s Bazbal’s collapse in India. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was playing his 100th Test match for India at Dharamsala, took five wickets in the second innings as Team India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs on Saturday.

At the scenic Dharamsala, spin specialist Ashwin delivered figures of 5-77 to ensure that England crumbled for 195 in the second innings of the 5th Test. England began its innings 259 runs down and before lunchtime had lost five wickets for 103 runs. The visitors lost the fourth Test by a significant margin after failing to overcome India’s formidable 477-run first innings score.

In the first innings of the one-sided match, Kuldeep Yadav highlighted the Bazballers’ batting vulnerability against spin, while Ashwin scored a fifer in England’s second essay. Regarding the five-match Test series, Manjrekar praised spinner Kuldeep for his quick progress in the longest format in a conversation with ESPNCricinfo.

“The big takeaway for me looking at Indian cricket in the long-term point of view is India’s bowling. The arrival of Kuldeep Yadav, and Akash Deep in that last Test match. Now, when you look at the England batting failure and relentless pressure, when you have five bowlers of the likes of Bumrah, Akash Deep in the last Test, Siraj here, and then three spinners, where Kuldeep Yadav has made such rapid strides, there’s just no getaway for a team that has been struggling with consistent form,” Manjrekar said.

“For me, it is still about these batters, having shown the potential to get big runs at the Test level, very keen to play at the Test level, which is a great sign. Sarfaraz as well, Dhruv Jurel, has some great foundation, so that’s an exciting talent out there. But let’s wait a little longer. Let these guys play in Australia, England and other places, and then we’ll see who are the long-term batters that India will rely on who will take the baton from the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Cheteshwar Pujara,” Manjrekar added.

The victory over England was Team India’s 17th straight Test series win, extending their stellar record at home. India pulled off the incredible victory without a few of its more experienced players. KL Rahul’s services were lost to India, and Mohammed Shami and batting great Virat Kohli were sidelined for the duration of the Test series. India put its bench strength to the test at home against England over the whole series. During the five-match series, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep, and Rajat Patidar all made their Test debuts.

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