Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Brad Haddin criticised the England players after they wanted to end the game early upon realising they couldn’t win from that position — and expected India to do the same in Manchester during the fourth Test.
India fought back from a position where their backs were against the wall. Captain Shubman Gill and experienced batter KL Rahul ensured that India did not lose any more wickets after the early dismissal of two batters on Day Four.
“It’s interesting at the end of that Test match because India were two for none. So England are up and about. They thought they were going to win the Test. And that was an unbelievable partnership. Gill once again, KL Rahul was outstanding. And as the game went on, and India showed tremendous fight, unbelievable, the application they showed to bat,” Haddin said on LiSTNR Sport on YouTube.
On Day Five, India lost Rahul early, but Gill carried on his fight alongside Washington Sundar. Gill was eventually dismissed after scoring a fantastic century. Ravindra Jadeja then joined Sundar at the crease, and the two fought like warriors, taking India to a position of a draw, with both batters nearing their hundreds. However, England wanted India to shake hands and end the match, as they could no longer win from that position.
“Then, all of a sudden, it got to a situation where England said they can’t win, so let’s stop the game. So everything’s got to stop because England are done playing. I like what India did, mate, they earned the right to stay out there as long as they need to. They had the right to get a hundred. And just because it didn’t go England’s way and they didn’t get the answer that they wanted, all of a sudden, they’re not happy,” he added.
Eventually, both Jadeja and Sundar reached their centuries, and then the match ended in a draw.
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