IND vs ENG: Ex-England Star Got Shocked At Rohit Sharma Captaincy in First Test

Ex-England Star Got Shocked At Rohit Sharma Captaincy in First Test: IND vs ENG first test match was held at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. In that first match, England defeated India by 28 runs.

Many cricketers from England, say that it was a very big thing for England that for the first time, England took a win over India. Former England Cricketer said that if Virat Kohli was in the match he would have charged the visitors.

“If Virat Kohli Was Playing…”: Ex-England Star

England has played many games with India, but they didn’t win any of the matches. But for the first time, in the first match, they have taken the win against India. But still, England will play with the fear of failure in the next four matches.

Speaking to ANI, Monty former England cricketer said that,

“It is a very big victory, no one even imagined this was even possible. Everyone thought that England would lose after a 190 deficit but Ollie Pope had a brilliant inning one of the best innings we have seen in a long time and Rohit Sharma was clueless.

India needs to stop giving the freedom that the England players are getting. If Virat Kohli was playing he would have been in the faces of these England players and told them ‘Hey, do it again let’s see how good you are’.

This is an England team who are not scared of losing, they don’t scare if they lose. In the next four games, they (England) would still play with the fear of failure.”

“It was one of the most famous victories England have ever produced overseas. This is a big news in England. It feels like we have won the World Cup.”

41-year-old added that the England team is learning from India by seeing the “bowlers ball, they watch how they bat and their body language”.

“I think England is a team who are learning from India, they watch India, they see how the bowlers ball, they watch how they bat and their body language. They look at any weakness in the Indian team and then they start understanding that they can beat India.

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I will give you an example, Axar Patel was not mentally tough and dropped catches. On the other hand, look at Tom Hartley, in the first inning Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed him so many fours but Ben Stokes backed him, his captaincy was brilliant and Hartley’s second-inning bowling performance was brilliant.”

“If Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley continue to play like this it will be a whitewash, it will be 5-0 for England. It can happen if Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley play like this.”

“Virat Kohli has that presence and intensity, which is missing currently in the India team. Virat Kohli has that aura and presence. If England wins the next Test match then India will be in big trouble.

This is a big moment for Rohit Sharma, he needs to show that he can turn around the match without Virat Kohli.”

For the first time, England took control of the game by taking the fourth wicket of the session while spilling away 24 runs.