Thrice as nice
Updated On: 07 March, 2021 07:53 AM IST | Ahmedabad | Harit Joshi
Team India defeat England by an innings and 25 runs to win series 3-1 and seal World Test Championship final spot; offie R Ashwin says victory is testament to good work as a unit
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India players celebrate winning the fourth and final Test to seal the series against England on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Fourth and final Test done and dusted in three days. The majority of wickets claimed by spinners. Series won 3-1 and World Test Championship final spot sealed. All that Team India set out to do in the Test series against England was achieved with an emphatic victory by an innings and 25 runs on Saturday to emerge numero uno in the world Test rankings.
As head coach Ravi Shastri put it, “India were irrepressible in Australia and even in this series.” After Rishabh Pant’s courageous 101 on Day Two on Friday, Washington Sundar, who was stranded on 96, and Axar Patel (43) helped the hosts post 365, taking a 160-run lead.
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