Team India has finally reduced England lead in the ongoing 5-match Test series from 2-0 to 2-1 after registering a humungous 203-run victory in the Nottingham Test on Wednesday. Now, it’s difficult to conclude that which team has an advantage while going into the fourth Test in Southampton, is it India who has made a strong comeback or England, who are actually having a lead in the series. Indian skipper Virat Kohli dedicates Team India’s victory to the Kerala flood victims.
While coming to the field on the final day of the Test match India needed just one wicket to registered their seventh Test win on the English soil in the history of the game. However, it took only ten minutes and 17 balls to wrap up the game, after England resumed the fifth day on 311 for nine and show their dominance over the hosts. It’s richly deserved victory for India, especially, after considering their morale after a mauling at Lord’s.
WATCH – Virat Kohli’s Heart-warming Gesture To A Fan In England
The Indian team was given an unexpected gift by the English skipper Joe Root, who chose to bowl first on a pitch that, looked grassy, looked dry on the first morning. India still needed to bat and bowl extremely well, though, and they did just that, session after session, to really gave a testimony of their numero uno position in the ICC Test team rankings.
Team India celebrated the victory in style, captain Virat Kohli credited the team for putting up an impressive show, saying Top performance by the boys! Amazing game and a great win.
Top performance by the boys! Amazing game and a great win. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/QXlULwh7PW
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 22, 2018
While boarding the team bus, Kohli signed a lot of autographs and also clicked a selfie with a young fan,
#WATCH: Indian cricket team Captain Virat Kohli takes a selfie with a child after he was continuously requesting "Virat, a picture please" outside Trent Bridge cricket stadium in England's Nottingham. #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/ngKsEVXjwd
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2018
Opener Shikhar Dhawan posted on Twitter, “Celebrating a good victory with a good mate! #TeamIndia #ENGvIND”
Celebrating a good victory with a good mate! 🍻 #TeamIndia #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/N8KxCDCm1f
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 22, 2018
Pujara wrote, “A great win by the team! So thankful to be a part of this brilliant squad. Onto the next one! #ENGvsIND”.
A great win by the team! So thankful to be a part of this brilliant squad. Onto the next one! #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/FM2Epm9gDx
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) August 22, 2018
Jasprit Bumrah wrote “Teamwork makes the dream work. Brilliant team effort to clinch the win and a fifer to cherish forever.”
Team work makes the dream work. 🇮🇳🏏💥
Brilliant team effort to clinch the win and a fifer to cherish forever. 🦁🔥 pic.twitter.com/6TwexE12iH— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) August 22, 2018
