The start of the Test series was not good for the Indian team. England won the first Test match played in Hyderabad by 28 runs. However, after losing the first match of the series, Rohit’s platoon made a strong comeback and registered one-sided victories in four consecutive Test matches. The Indian team has achieved a feat which had not been done in the last 112 years.
Following the success of their image in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, and Ranchi, Team India also made waves in Dharamsala. The British were defeated by Rohit’s army by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth Test of the series. The Indian team won the Test series 4-1 with this victory.
R Ashwin, who was participating in his 100th Test match, was at the height of his powers and claimed nine wickets overall. Team India has accomplished a feat with the triumph in Dharamshala that has not been possible in the previous 112 years.
Team India created history
Actually, the start of the Test series was not good for the Indian team. England won the first Test match played in Hyderabad by 28 runs. However, after losing the first match of the series, Rohit’s platoon made a strong comeback and registered one-sided victories in four consecutive Test matches.
The Indian team has become the first team in the world to win the series 4-1 after losing the first Test in the last 112 years. Earlier in the year 1912, England had accomplished this feat while playing against Australia.
A victory by an innings and 64 runs 👏👏
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 9, 2024
What a way to end the Test series 🙌
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English batsmen fell in front of Ashwin
R Ashwin’s brilliance overcame the English batsmen in his 100th Test match. Ashwin spread the magic of his spinning balls in the second innings after capturing four wickets in the first. In the second innings, the Indian off-spinner took five batsmen from England and showed them the way to the pavilion. He also claimed important wickets in the form of Jack Crowley, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes, and Ben Fox. Yashasvi Jaiswal was named Man of the Series after amassing 712 runs in the five-match Test series. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav was the star of the show.
