Well, consistency in scoring big runs has been key to success for India in the ongoing test series against England. Except for the fourth innings of the first match, India has been quite experienced with the bat.
They have scored around 400 runs in every innings, and it’s not just one batter who has done the job; there are Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shubman Gill, who have been scoring runs in one way or another for India.
They are not only scoring runs in the 40s or 50s; when they reach a landmark, they continue, and their experience allows them to build on a good innings, which ultimately proves the difference between the two teams.
Rohit Sharma started the series on a good note, then it was Yashasvi Jaiswal who looked flawless whenever he played big innings. K.L. Rahul did the job in the first match, and when the situation demanded someone to stand up in the middle order, it was Ravindra Jadeja who did an absolutely phenomenal job alongside Skipper Rohit when ndia were 33 for 3 in the third match.
As Gill said in his press conference after the third match, not everyone can score big runs every day, so it is all about teamwork, with guys standing up when the team requires them to play a good innings, and if possible, to make it a match-winning one.
Unlike England, who have to hope for some player to stand up and do the job for them, India have more players, and there is this concrete-like self-belief that they will get the job done when the team requires them to.
Yashasvi Jaiswal stands class apart from class players
This series has truly belonged to the young battler Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored two consecutive double centuries and also hit a record number of sixes in a test innings. England came to India with their concept of Bazball, but the way Jaiswal attacked English bowlers made it appear that they were absolutely clueless about what to do in front of such a ruthless onslaught.
Not even veteran Jimmy Anderson could escape the brutal assault of Jaiswal. The thing with the 22-year-old batter is, if you can’t get him out in the first few overs or in the initial stages of the game, then certainly he will make you pay because he is such a talented and hardworking player who knows how to score runs. He has patience, talent, and determination.
He is only on the rise, and it looks like the best is yet to come. India has found an opener who can take the game away from the opposition within two sessions, and once again in the 4th test, it is expected that Jaiswal will play a crucial role for Team India.
Indian Pace Attack has Done the Job Without Making Noise
Of course, Indian batters have done a brilliant job, but the fact cannot be denied that Indian pacers had England on their toes for most of the innings. England started well with the bat in most of the innings; they have played six innings, and in five of them, they got off to a brilliant start.
But when the ball got old, somewhere around 20-25 overs, then the return of Jasprit Bumrah—, he is averaging around 6 or 7 with the old ball, and he has got the wicket of every English batter in the series.
So, which means that when it is reverse-swinging, and even if it is not, only reverse swing, the other tricks he has under his sleeves— slower balls, off-cutter, bouncer, and searing yorker— and he is using everything that he has to get wickets of English batters.
So, what it creates is a dilemma for foreign batsmen because they don’t know which way they are going to lose their wicket. You see the reaction from Ben Stokes also when he got out to this, that you cannot plan a certain style against Jasprit Bumrah; you have to anticipate the moment. You have to be a very conscious batsman to have any sort of success against Bumrah.
