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Zaheer Khan Believes This Lord’s Win Is A Huge Milestone For Team India
By Aditya Pratap - Aug 17, 2021 7:16 pm
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Former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan believes Team India’s victory in the second Test against England at Lord’s is a memorable feat and will go down in the history books. Team India put a fine come back on day five of the Lord’s Test to beat England by 151 runs.

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Team India registered a memorable win at Lord’s

India were under pressure when the play started on day five. Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma were batting in the middle and there wasn’t much batting to come afterwards. However, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah put a sensational partnership for the ninth wicket and revived India’s hope to win the game.

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“Even on the fourth day evening you wouldn’t have imagined the match would turn out to be like this. The way they have comeback, I think this Test will be talked about for many days. A memorable Test and you get to see these sort of comebacks very rarely,” Zaheer said on Cricbuzz.

Shami notched up his fifty as England were needed to score 272 runs in 60 overs. Bumrah and Shami were breathing fire with the ball as well and removed England openers within the nine balls into the innings. Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharma also asked tough questions from England batsmen as they eventually perished for 120 and lost the Test by 151 runs.

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“Everyone was hoping that Pant would stay for a long period. But the way Shami and Bumrah made that partnership, India were dictating the game after that. And then just brilliant bowling,” he further added.

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Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah laid the foundation of comebac

“The entire team came together on the field and wanted to win it. You could see that from everyone’s body language. Whoever watched this match, I don’t they would have enjoyed a Test match as much as this. This victory is a huge milestone for India.”

Siraj bagged another four-wicket haul in the Test while Bumrah managed three wickets. The third Test of the series will be played in Leeds on August 25.