Shubman Gill After 3rd Test Loss, Hails Jadeja's Heroics, Admits 'Top Order Flopped'

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Indian Men's Cricket Test team captain Shubman Gill admitted the top order's failure cost them the 3rd Test against England. He praised Ravindra Jadeja for his all-round brilliance, calling him 'rare and valuable.' Gill lauded the lower order’s fightback but rued the lack of crucial partnerships up top as India trails 2-1 in the series.

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00:00We are very close. We are not here yet, but after that, we think we will win.

00:07There are some moments like this. We have also made a match in the leads.

00:12What happened here? What do you feel like?

00:15What is your feeling?

00:17Yes sir, we have played the game yesterday and the start of the game.

00:24I think in the top order it was necessary that if we have a partnership with one or two, if we have a partnership with one or two,

00:31we have seen that the ball, we have seen that in the 30-40 over, the ball is a bit easier for us.

00:37That was our goal, but unfortunately, I think it was the first time that our top order has been so good.

00:44But it happens sometimes, but we were still in the game.

00:49I think it's a very proud effort from the team.

01:04Shraban, can you just talk to us about Jadeja. He made his debut almost 13 years back.

01:10Senior most player on the side. Four half centuries.

01:13He's pretty much India's most valuable player.

01:16Like you said, he is India's most valuable player.

01:21I think the experience that he brings in, the skill set that he brings with his bowling, batting and fielding,

01:27he's someone that is very rare and hard to find and the kind of composure that he showed today.

01:34It was just tremendous to watch.

01:36I think batting with the lower order of the tail has been one of the things that we spoke about in the previous two matches,

01:40that our lower order of the tail hasn't been contributing as much,

01:43but I think the character and the courage that they showed was tremendous.

01:48Shraban.

01:49Shraban, if the batting or bowling has been one of those,

01:53if there is a job, then it comes to the understanding.

01:55But if we look at one test match, we see that there is a problem with catches,

01:59there is a problem with extras, there is a problem with extras.

02:02How do you see this? How do you see this?

02:04How do you see this?

02:05Sir, I think we are better in the fielding.

02:09Extras here, because the ball is so wobble, we have seen it.

02:15Difficult, I mean, unforced error.

02:18Unforced error.

02:19As a team, you try to do that, the unforced error,

02:22the less it is good for you.

02:25As such, as such,

02:28if you look at one or two points,

02:30you can see it as well.

02:32But,

02:33we have not focused on that thing.

02:37We thought it was 190.

02:39It is also chasable at the end of the day.

02:42We have to play good 20-25 points.

02:44We have to try to make a partnership with a 50-run or a 250-run.

02:49So, the match will be easier for us.

02:54Shuman, there was obviously a lot of tension between the two teams at various times.

03:00How do you reflect on that from your team and you personally?

03:03I mean, you are giving everything.

03:06You are giving your mentally, physically everything.

03:08There would be times where there would be a little bit of heat from both sides.

03:12But, I think that's what makes it so exciting.

03:15That's what makes it more challenging.

03:17You know, the next time we are going to play again each other,

03:21you know, there won't be...

03:23Like, at the end of the day, there is a lot of admiration within two teams.

03:27Both the teams try their best to be able to win a match and perform.

03:30To be able to win their team, they try their best.

03:34And, there can be moments where there would be some kind of a heat.

03:39You are in the moment.

03:40You are trying everything to be able to do whatever it takes to make your team win.

03:44And, I think it happens in a game of cricket and that's what makes it more exciting.

03:48Shubhan, that's the third game that has gone to the final session of the final day.

03:55Does that suggest to you that these are two very evenly matched teams

03:59and that the last two test matches will be just as difficult to call as the first three?

04:04I wouldn't call it difficult, I would call it exciting.

04:07You know, the longer the match course shows that, how well both the teams are balanced.

04:13It's just a matter of which team keeps their calm and composure for the longer time, I think.

04:19Both the teams, the skill set that both the teams have is so balanced and we both play, I think,

04:31such kind of a similar yet different cricket that we challenge each other in different ways.

04:37and that's what makes this series, especially a series of five test matches so exciting and special.

04:43Shubhan, the third day was five minutes.

04:46Do you think that England team was more personal and that was five minutes in the third day?

04:55No sir, you can't define five minutes in your five days.

05:00I think that was the most important moment in my five minutes.

05:05It was the most important moment in Rishabh's run-out.

05:09It was one point that we could take a lead to 50 or 100 run-out.

05:13And we knew that it wouldn't be easy to batting on the day five.

05:17So, the amount of lead in the first inning will be good in the first inning.

05:22So, I think that was a very important moment.

05:25And, if you take the lead there, then the other team is also back.

05:32In the third day, both teams were at the level.

05:35And then, obviously, it happens that whatever team is good at the best,

05:38the team will be good at chasing on the chase.

05:42And I think that one hour and today, that we played a lot of our top order,

05:48we didn't perform as much as we wanted.

05:51But that is the pressure we had on our top.

05:54We could handle better than that, which we didn't have done.

05:57But that is what I'm talking about today.

05:59I think that the English players don't need to be able to improve.

06:02Because in this way, it is the main thing that it's going to be good at the players.

06:05The players are going to be good at the level of the players.

06:07And the players are going to be good at the level of the players.

06:09But that is what makes the exciting thing.

06:11You both are trying to do the whole team.

06:13And you have to try to win for the whole team.

06:15for winning all moments.

06:17All moments are exciting and exciting.

06:23Shuman, this is my question.

06:25You said that it was a run-out turning point.

06:29KLA was two days ago,

06:31he said that he had two points

06:33that he had two points,

06:35one hundred will be full,

06:37and then he was a sharp single.

06:39There is a lot of things about this.

06:41Is there a milestone moment

06:43that we have a strong position

06:45that we have a strong team

06:47that we have a strong position?

06:49Because you are captain,

06:51coach, Gautam Gumbir,

06:53do we talk about this?

06:55How important it is here

06:57to look at the larger picture?

06:59Do you think that

07:01there should be discussions

07:03in the dressing room?

07:05Obviously, all of these priorities are

07:07in India.

07:09But sometimes these moments

07:11that was the most important moment

07:13where we can leave

07:15and leave it.

07:17In this case,

07:19we always keep the team

07:21but I think it was an error of judgment

07:23rather than

07:25that I can make my 100.

07:27I think

07:29they will talk about

07:31that my 100

07:33will be good.

07:35pressure fill

07:37obviously 99

07:38but at the end of the day

07:39I don't think that

07:40personally

07:41because they have

07:42run out

07:43because

07:44it was an error of judgment

07:45because

07:46he didn't kill

07:47Rishabh

07:48and

07:49danger

07:50and

07:51KL

07:52So,

07:53I would say

07:54that it was an error of judgment

07:55which

07:56could be

07:57a

07:59very closely

08:01fought series.

08:02All matches going to

08:03the last session.

08:04Going forward,

08:05you have a 10 day break

08:06but

08:07do you think

08:08you have a

08:09settled

08:1011 right now

08:11you want to continue

08:12with this combination

08:13especially

08:14again,

08:15we are not sure

08:16about

08:17if

08:18Boone is going to play.

08:19Siraj has also had this workload.

08:20Do you think

08:21you have a settled 11

08:22at this moment going forward?

08:23So,

08:24I would say

08:25I have a settled 12

08:26and then you

08:27see according to

08:28the situation

08:29and the wicket

08:30that

08:31there is

08:32which

08:3311 you would want to go for.

08:34So,

08:35Man,

08:36in this series

08:37in 15 days

08:38the majority of the day

08:39is India

08:40but at the end of the day

08:41the score line

08:42is 2-1

08:43in England

08:44in favour.

08:45So,

08:46after the leads test

08:47the key moments

08:48we have

08:49in the leads

08:50and here

08:51as you said

08:52as a young team

08:54going forward

08:55in the racing room

08:56as a young team

08:57going forward

08:58in the racing room

08:59how to identify

09:00that

09:01in these moments

09:02we will grab them

09:03in the future.

09:05See,

09:06as you said

09:07that

09:08I think

09:09the majority of the days

09:10we have seen

09:11in the 15 days

09:12we have more than

09:13but

09:14the sessions

09:15were not good

09:16they were

09:17too bad.

09:18So,

09:19the balance

09:20we have to find

09:21that

09:22when we know

09:23that

09:24things

09:25are not going

09:26accordingly

09:27we can do

09:28better

09:29or

09:30if

09:31the betting

09:32collapse

09:33where

09:34there are

09:35two wickets

09:36and four wickets

09:37and three or two

09:38can do it.

09:39These are small margins

09:40which are very important

09:41in any series.

09:42but

09:43I think

09:44this is a very close

09:45match

09:46that

09:47we also feel

09:48that

09:49we are coming

09:50here

09:51if we have a partnership

09:52for 10 runs

09:53then there is more pressure on the other team

09:54and

09:55there is more pressure on the other team

09:56and

09:57for the new things

09:58to try

09:59to try

10:00to try

10:01at the end of the day

10:02for 5 days

10:04you have played

10:05so many sessions

10:06there are so many moments

10:08that

10:09they can do better

10:10but

10:11as a whole

10:12if you look at the match

10:13I think

10:14I am very proud of the effort

10:18that we put in

10:19last game

10:21Shubhan

10:22can you give us an update

10:23on Rishabh's finger

10:24if he will be ok

10:25for the next test

10:26and to keep

10:27and more importantly

10:29can you talk about

10:30you must be a test romantic yourself

10:32and can you describe

10:33your emotions

10:34or watching

10:35England team

10:36like Ben Stokes doing

10:37wholeheartedly

10:38and single handedly

10:39at one point

10:40what did you feel sitting

10:41and how did you enjoy that session?

10:43Firstly

10:44I think Rishabh went for scans

10:45and there is no major injury there

10:46so I think he should be fine

10:47for the next test match

10:48and secondly

10:49you have to

10:50you know

10:51you have to

10:52give credit

10:53with the spell that he bowled

10:54today

10:55I think he bowled 11 overs

10:56on the trot

10:57never easy

10:58coming in

10:59the kind of efforts

11:01that him and his team put in

11:03it was truly commendable to see

11:05and like I said

11:06you

11:07you give out everything

11:08and

11:09there are gonna be moments

11:10where it's gonna be

11:11heat

11:12and a lot of emotions involved

11:13but

11:14at the end of the day

11:15after a test match like this

11:16there's always

11:17admiration from both sides

11:19you

11:20you know you realize

11:21that they also

11:22gave in their everything

11:23we also tried our best

11:24and they were the better team

11:25today

11:26yes

11:29I mean

11:30when

11:31Bumrah

11:32and Jadu

11:33were betting

11:34every

11:35five or six runs

11:37that we were scoring

11:38we could see

11:39you know there's pressure

11:40coming on them

11:41every five six runs

11:42and that's all it was

11:43a small partnership for 30

11:4540 runs

11:46could make such a

11:47such a huge difference

11:48and

11:49we

11:50we were quite optimistic

11:51when Seraj were betting

11:53that

11:54if we just go up to the second new ball

11:56and if we have say

11:57twelve or fifteen runs

11:59with the second new ball

12:00you never know you know

12:01couple of boundaries here and there

12:03and then

12:04you're right back on the top

12:06Did you have a word with Seraj?

12:09Not really

12:10not really

12:11not really

12:12the only word that we had

12:13when he got hit from

12:14Archer was that

12:15if Jadu Bai can play

12:16the whole six balls

12:17instead of giving even

12:18two balls to him

12:19we thought he could

12:21he could

12:22there are better chances

12:23for us if he plays

12:24the off spinner

12:25Just your approach

12:27your team's approach

12:28to the run chase

12:29over the last few hours

12:30of play

12:31obviously got tremendously close

12:33just a few boundaries

12:34away from winning

12:35are you

12:37happy with the way

12:38the two men about it

12:39any regrets

12:40that you didn't try

12:41and push a little harder?

12:42No not really

12:43you can't

12:44I mean

12:45you wouldn't have

12:47that much probability

12:48if you were asking

12:49your tail enders

12:50to hit you

12:51like fours and sixes

12:52you would

12:53all we wanted was

12:55to take the game

12:56as deep as possible

12:57and

12:58put as much pressure

13:00as you can

13:01on the England team

13:02and

13:03the closer

13:04closer

13:05we were thinking

13:06small targets

13:07have a ten-run partnership

13:08then again have a ten-run partnership

13:09and

13:10for the

13:11for the large part

13:12of our betting

13:13with the lower order

13:14we were able to do that

13:15the more

13:26of the小 состояниe

13:28at the 2013

13:30and the Sol

13:32Unfortunately

13:33we were trying

13:34to stop

Shubman Gill After 3rd Test Loss, Hails Jadeja's Heroics, Admits 'Top Order Flopped'

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