A
month ago who would have thought that England the team which have won just one of their last 18 Tests in
Asia, excluding their visits to Bangladesh. In the 2000-01 season, they won
back-to-back series in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but since then there hasn't been a whole lot of things
happening to cherish upon. In six series in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka during this period, they've
lost twice to India and Sri Lanka, and once to Pakistan. Their only Test win -
against India in Mumbai in 2006 - resulted in a drawn series,will win a test series in India everyone was
thinking that it’s time for revenge of the 4-0 white wash in England, and it
looked and it looked the most probable result when the
English team was crushed in the Ahmadabad test by a margin of innings , but you always have
to remember this game of cricket can change
directions very quickly , and that happened things changed a pitch designed pitcure perfect to suit indian bowling but it backfired, Mumbai was the venue and a green top turning wicket was ready for the showdown , Everyone expects indian bowlers to lead the show but something completely opposite and unexpected happened , Monty Panesar justified his selection he ripped through the strong Indian batting lineup having names like sehwag tendulker gambhir with his 11 wickets for the match and swann accompanyied him with 8 wickets for the match and batting was led by K.P with his classy 186 which he rates as his one of the best knocks of his career along side Cook 122 and every one was just stunned with a 10 wicket English win. This was the first time englans has won a match playing two frontline
directions very quickly , and that happened things changed a pitch designed pitcure perfect to suit indian bowling but it backfired, Mumbai was the venue and a green top turning wicket was ready for the showdown , Everyone expects indian bowlers to lead the show but something completely opposite and unexpected happened , Monty Panesar justified his selection he ripped through the strong Indian batting lineup having names like sehwag tendulker gambhir with his 11 wickets for the match and swann accompanyied him with 8 wickets for the match and batting was led by K.P with his classy 186 which he rates as his one of the best knocks of his career along side Cook 122 and every one was just stunned with a 10 wicket English win. This was the first time englans has won a match playing two frontline
Everyone
expected a fight back from India in the Kolkata test where India winning record
is great but that was also a dream for the Indian fans as Cook struck another
century making 190 and India loss the test as England won by 7 wickets. After
the Kolkata test Sunday Times coated
that “We have been cleaned out and it’s time for clean up” we have nothing to
lose.
The
momentum shifted to Nagpur as India was in enormous pressure but this test was
just dominated by Anderson and the English batting and the match was drawn
After
David Gower in 1984/85 Aliastar Cook men have managed a famous English victory
on a territory which took them 28 years
to conquer Before Alaistar Cook many captains failed Kevin Pieterson,Andrew Flintoff,Nassir
Hussain,Graham Gooch (current batting coach of England) but Alaistar Cook did
it in his 1st assignment as a Test captain. The innings that tuned
up the self belief of English camp was the Ahmadabad 2nd innings
century by Aliastar Cook this is what a strong leader can do set an example. Mushtaq
Ahmed played a significant role in winning this series as he passed the art of
how to play and bowl in sub-continent conditions.
A
territory on which the great Australian captain Steve Waugh said this is the ‘Final Frontier’ to conquer.
India
lost a home test series after 8 years which shows how tough they are in there
own backyard.
England has
certainly given a good Christmas present to the barmy army .
Round-up
of India vs England test series.
Written
by: Faisal Paracha
Edited
by: Shariq Malik
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