Historic win at Gabba had raised the expectations of fans and the inclusion of ace players like Virat, Ishant, and Bumrah had doubled this giving high hopes to the fans. But all shattered today as the team lost first match of the series by 227 runs pushing England to the top in World Test Championship list.
The latest points table of ICC:
With the 442 points, 11 wins, 4 lost, and 3 draws England top the points table of ICC world test championship on 9th February. India slipped to the 4th position with 430 points, 9 wins, and 4 lost matches.
A huge win over India in the first Test has propelled England to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings 👀#WTC21 pic.twitter.com/8AaC8XMrjr
— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2021
New Zealand is on the second position and Australia is one-step above India with 332 points.
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Virat Put Emphasis On Improving Bowling Unit
via: indianexpress
Today’s match came out as a huge disappointment which can be clearly seen on the face of team. Citing the reason of failure Virat said we need to improve the bowling unit and we didn’t create much pressure on England in the first half whereas second half of the game was fine and they really played a lot better. Indeed Joe Root’s game was worth appreciating and he also scored double century during the match.
But there is still a chance to improve the ranking as three more matches are left. India has lost first test and not a series and may won the series. Wasim Jaffer said it too in his tweet asking fans not to lose heart.
Don’t lose heart Indian fans.
Last time India lost first test of a series, they won the series.
Last time India lost first test of a home series, they won the series 😉#INDvsENG— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 9, 2021
The second test match of the series will also be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium of Chennai on Saturday i.e. 13th February.