Gautam Gambhir – Despite ending the fourth Test in a draw, the Indian cricket team’s performance felt more like a victory. Down and nearly out at one stage, the visitors showed immense grit as KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar mounted a memorable comeback at Old Trafford. Their resilient batting turned the tide, securing a draw that once looked impossible.
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, known for his fiery persona, was proud of the team’s effort. Speaking at the post-match press conference, he emphasized that the Indian squad isn’t just playing for wins—they’re playing for the millions back home.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒉𝒊𝒓.
Underdogs Turn the Game Around
The match looked all but lost when India lost two wickets without scoring. But a stunning 188-run partnership between KL Rahul and captain Shubman Gill brought them back into the contest. While Rahul narrowly missed out on a century, Gill’s impressive form continued as he brought up his fourth hundred of the series.
After their departure, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar anchored the innings brilliantly, adding a mammoth 203-run stand for the fifth wicket. Their calm and composed approach over two sessions ensured India avoided a loss and kept the series alive.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎, 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕,” 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒉𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
Eyes on Oval: One Final Battle Remains
Gambhir stressed the importance of the result, noting that the team’s resilience under pressure would boost morale ahead of the final Test.
“𝑰𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒖𝒑 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅. “𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒗𝒂𝒍, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅.”
With the series currently in England’s favor at 2-1, India must win the final match at The Oval—set to begin on July 31—to avoid a third straight Test series defeat.
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