Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag took to X (formerly Twitter) to savage England after the Ben Stokes-led side suffered a five-wicket defeat in the fourth Test played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. The win in the Ranchi Test helped India retain the top spot. Second place in the WTC 2023 table – 25 points.
Virender Sehwag trolls England after India's win over the Ben Stokes-led side in the fourth Test.
India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Monday (February 26) to seal the ongoing five-match series. The Rohit Sharma-led team chased down a 192-run target in the fourth over of the match to take a 3-1 lead in the series. With the win in the fourth Test, India secured their 17th consecutive Test series win in India and managed to retain the No. 1 position. 2nd Place in World Test Championship 2023 – 25 Points Table.
On the other hand, after losing the third Test in a row, England are now in eighth place. The Ben Stokes-led side got 19.44 PCT (%). Noting the sorry state of the English team in the WTC points table, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag took to X (formerly Twitter) to savagely attack the England team. In a viral tweet, the legendary batsman wrote: “Karlo Entertainment, England. Jeet jaisi boring cheez Bharat, Australia, New Zealand kar ling.”
Through his tweet, it seems that Sehwag tried to take a look at England's Bazball style of playing Test cricket. It can be said that the bullseye brought life back to Test cricket, but it did not produce the desired results for England against big teams like India and Australia. The English team failed to win the Ashes match in England last year and have now suffered a third consecutive defeat in the Test series on Indian soil.
The fifth and final Test of the ongoing five-match series between India and England will begin on Thursday (March 7) and is scheduled to be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. India wants to one-up Ben Stokes & Co. In the Dharamsala Test again to win the series by a margin of 4-1 and get more points, which will help India in the World Test Championship.
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