ENG v IND 2021: "Hats off, they proved that they don't give up," Jaffer lauds Indian team for historic Lord's win

India registered a historic 151-run win over England at the Home of Cricket, Lord's.

Team India went 1-0 up in this five-match Test series against England | GettyIndia went from being almost down and out at Stumps on Day 4 to winning the second Test match against England at Lord’s, thanks to valuable contributions with the bat from Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, followed by an exceptional bowling performance from Indian quicks.

Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer who was highly impressed with this performance, lauded the Indian side and made it clear the he believes it will be difficult for England to make a comeback in this series despite them playing at home.

Hats off to this Indian side because they have been doing this for a while now. It was the same during the Australian tour, they had their backs against the wall, not in one but many Test matches and they proved that they don't give up,Jaffer said in a YouTube video on his channel.

They played exactly like this even in India against England after being one-nil down to win the series 3-1. They have been outstanding,” he added.

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Apart from Joe Root who scored two centuries in these two Test matches, England batting has not been quite up to the mark. Thus, the former India cricketer warned hosts that if they don't sort out their batting, they will "go down" and India might register a Test series win on English soil.

England will have to recover really quickly now and sort out their batting more than the bowling. They rely heavily on Joe Root and someone else needs to step up and do so quickly otherwise they look like they'll go down,” the 43-year-old said.

India haven't won a Test series [in England] for a while but it looks very likely that this Indian team is going to dominate the next Test and probably even further in this series,” Jaffer signed off.

After a superb Test match win at the iconic Lord’s, the action moves to Leeds as India and England will be locking horns at Headingley in Leeds from 25 August.

 
 

By Swapnil Shireesh Javkhedkar - 18 Aug, 2021

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