In the current series against England, Virat Kohli had withdrawn his name before the start of the series due to personal reasons. Along with this, senior players like Pujara and Rahane were not included in the team. Whereas Shami is not playing in this series due to injury. India lost the match in the first test of the series after gaining a lead of 190 runs. But after this, Team India won the series by winning three consecutive matches. After this, after the first match of the series, Jadeja and KL Rahul were out of the second match of the series.
Sunil Gavaskar before the last match of the series in Dharamshala till sports But he said, “What happened three years ago in Australia, where there were no big names, but still the Indian team won a great victory. Not just at the Gabba, but after being all out for 36 in the first 36. The way you came back in Melbourne, won there and then fought in a very difficult situation in Sydney to draw the match. If Rishabh Pant had stayed at the crease for more half an hour, the Indian team would have won that match. Could also have probably won. The courage, determination, application that the young Indian players showed at that time, we have seen it this time too.”
Sunil Gavaskar further said, “There is no need for big names, if any big name thinks that without him the Indian team will not win, now these two series, which happened in Australia and one here, they have shown that brother. Whether you are there or not, the game of cricket itself is such that the game of cricket does not depend on any one person, it depends on a team. The credit for the way the team has got the team this time goes to Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will also have to be given credit for the way he has given opportunities to young players, molded them, encouraged them to go and play their game, and from this he hopes that they will become big names in the future as well. Whether it’s a big job or a big heart, you can go anywhere and win the match.”
India toured Australia in 2020-2021 and Team India had to face a shameful defeat in the opening match of the Test series on this tour. In the first Test of the series held in Adelaide, the Indian team was all out for just 36 runs in the second innings. But after this, Team India made a tremendous comeback and won the series 2-1. On this tour, Team India had registered a historic victory at Gaba ground.
The then captain Virat Kohli had returned home for the birth of his first child, while many senior players kept falling victim to injuries one after the other. Mohammed Shami, then Umesh Yadav, then third Test hero Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari were all injured. But Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Mohammad Siraj, Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur were brought into the team. Team India had won on the basis of excellent performance of Siraj, Sundar and Rishabh Pant.