When the England team was coming to tour India, it was believed that this time this team could achieve the feat of defeating India in India. The reason for this was baseball cricket introduced by England. Ever since Ben Stokes became the captain of the England Test team and Brendon McCullum became the coach of the team, England has started playing baseball and before coming to India, this team had not lost a single Test series, but as soon as this team Coming to India, this team started playing baseball. That baseball was bad. Four matches of the five-match Test series have been completed and India has taken an unassailable lead of 3-1. India has won this series by winning the fourth test match played in Ranchi. After this defeat, England coach McCullum has explained why his team lost.
However, England started this tour with a win. India was defeated in the first test match played in Hyderabad. This match was won by England. India made a comeback in the second match and won the match and leveled the series. In Rajkot, Team India did not give England a chance to make a comeback and took the lead in the series. In the fourth Test match, the England team was in a strong position but Team India made a brilliant comeback and won the series.
where did the mistake happen
However, after the Ranchi Test, McCullum has told what is the reason for his team's defeat. Talking to the media, McCullum said that his team could not play well when needed. He also gave credit to India for this and said that to be honest, India also played brilliantly and they were a better team than us, we could not play at par with them. McCullum said that he regrets this defeat but his team has played better cricket. He said that we could not beat India and could not win the Ashes but in the last 18 months we have played better cricket and in the next 18 months we will get more opportunities.
proud of the team
McCullum said that he is disappointed in losing the series but he is proud of his team. He said that his team had chances throughout the series and his team also performed well. He said that there was good competition in this series and India should be given credit for their better game. The next match between India and England will start from March 8 in Dharamshala.