India two to the good

A commanding display by a young Indian Team, helped them to win the third test match at Mohali by 8 wickets.
Led by their aggressive captain Virat Kohli, India outclassed England quiet remarkably and extend their unbeaten streak to 16 after the win today. 

After losing the toss, everything just went right for Virat Kohli and India in this test right from day 1. Everybody stood up to the task, eager to take part in the game. The hunger was visible in the Indian team as they were playing against a side who won the last 3 test series, both home and away. England ran out of weapons as they had no answer for the brilliant spin bowling by India.


One thing which India enjoyed in this test was the resistance shown by the lower order during the first innings. Both Jadeja and Ashwin are in top 10 all-rounders in the world. The way they bowled in the 1st innings and then batted to take India past England's score and then take the lead was commendable.

Jayant Yadav has grown leaps and bounds as he enjoyed his 2nd test with maiden test fifty and some crucial breakthroughs. His experience in 1st class cricket helped him a lot.

Alastair Cook will be having some big concerns as their batting department hasn't fared very well in this test as well as the last test. Joe Root did show some signs of being the top run getter in tests in this calendar year but failed to bundle up big score. Moeen Ali was another failure with the bat.
New entrant Gareth Batty could not open his account today.and Jos Butler too crumbled under the pressure. Youngster Haseeb Hameed put up a brave performance despite a broken finger and coming out to bat at no. 8.

Parthiv Patel hit a half century in the 2nd innings, chasing a small total of 103. He looked aggressive right from the start, played great shots in both the innings. Virat Kohli is impeccable with his bat and he has shown it time and again. Other Indian batsmen should aspire to reach Kohli's level.

India has come a long way with Virat Kohli at the helm and there is still a long way to go but the kind of performance this team has put up just assert that why they are the no 1 ranked team in the world.

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