IND vs ENG: What did Ben Stokes say about the defeat?

India registered a comfortable victory in the second Test against England. The Indian team won the match at Edgbaston by a huge margin of 336 runs and took a 2-0 lead in the five-Test Anderson-Sachin Trophy. The main reason for this victory was young captain Shubman Gill. Gill, who madehis mark against England with his brilliant batting in both the innings, was named the Player of the Match. Chasing a huge target of 608 runs, England were bowled out for 271 runs in the second innings. Akash Deep (6/99) spelled England's downfall with his exciting bowling. Reacting to their defeat after the match, Ben Stokesjustifiedwinning the toss and electing to bowl. He said that Team India performed better than them in all departments in this match. He said that two mistakes in particular damaged their chances of success. 'Two moments became crucial in this match.

Various circumstances

We were very happy when we restricted India to 200/5 in the first innings. But we could not get them out quickly. We lost 5 wickets for 80 runs during our batting.It was very difficult to recover from there. These two mistakes damaged our chances of success. It was a difficult decision to win the toss and choose to bowl. But as I said earlier, we restricted the opponent to 200/5. Then everyone was happy. But as the game went on, the conditions were more in India's favor than ours. There is no worry about the Indian pacers performing better than us in this match. We also tried everything. We changed plans. We did everything we could for the team to win. But it is very difficult to regain momentum when the opponent is dominating. That isvery difficult against India, who is the world's bestteam .

Unusual batting

Shubman Gill is a great player. He has ruled our downfall with his extraordinary batting. It is very difficult to bat on the last day of a long match. All our players are completely exhausted. But this is a situation that we will face again and again. We have to get used to it. Jamie Smith has been performing well since he came into the team. Although he is not recognized as a wicketkeeper, he is performing exceptionally with the bat. He is playing with a natural game. Harry Brook(Harry Brook)"The way he played was amazing. His performance was great, even if it wasn't enough for our win. We'll discuss this defeat. It's been a tough week for us. . We'll see how we bounce back at Lord's," said Ben Stokes.

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