IND vs Eng: Ravi Shastri convicted Karun Nair’s ‘huge lapse in concentration’ for the defeat of God

New Delhi: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri pointed to two major moments- the dismissal of Ishbh Pant in the first innings and the wicket of Karun Nair in the second- as the major points to lose in England in the third Test in Lord’s defeat- India’s 22-run defeat. The result gave England a 2–1 lead in the five-match series, successfully bowling India for 170 and successfully defended a minor target of 193.England captain Ben Stokes took out the pants for 74 with a magnificent piece of fielding just before lunch at day 3, which Shastri described as an important moment in the competition.

“The turning point for me in this Test match, first, Rishabh Pant’s dismissal. Ben Stokes … only to hit the right end to the right end to draw it on the outstanding appearance of the mind and the stroke of lunch. Because India used to get a lead and was on the driver’s seat, “Shastri said on the ICC review.According to Shastri, the second important moment came at the beginning of India’s second innings, when Karun Nair was rejected by Bridan Cars after placing weapons for a direct delivery before leg before leg, 41 with India was rejected at 41 for one.The lapse triggered the fall of the batting as India slipped from 42 to seven for two to 82, giving England control.“Saying” again at 40/1, I thought there was a huge lapse in concentration to leave a straight ball from Karun Nair, a ball and open the door for England. I thought that the time of that dismissal changed things, “Shastri commented.He praised India’s lower order for his flexibility in the last day, opposite it with top -order struggles.“Because you saw that when Siraj batted, when Bumrah batted, when Jadeja was batting, once the ball was of 40 overs, he hardly committed a leg wrong. They were solid in defense and to bring that goal down on lunch, to get 82, you thought it would be done in the next 10 minutes and dust would be delayed. But there was a major achievement to bring that 82 or 83 to 22. Therefore, it just goes to show that the top order was slightly difficult and mentally strong in just 4 days, in the end, the game would be of India, “he explained.Comparing with India’s memorable win at Lord’s in 2021, Shastri referred to equality in the progress of the match.“It reminded me of the Test match in 2021. Only on the occasion, it was India who batted earlier. The scores were very similar, 300, 300 and then collapse in the second innings. At that time, India won.”Despite the loss, he expects a strong Indian response when the series begins in Manchester on 23 July.“Fifteen days in the series, it is increasing the stuff. And sometimes, I think India may be above 3–0. A little luck, India could have been above 3–0, “Shastri commented.He credited England’s ability to capitalize on vital moments, while also highlighted Stokes’ role with the ball.“You have to praise England. When it became difficult to go, seized those moments. And when they saw an opening in the door, they dropped their door down. There was hardly anything on that surface, and if you had lost two wickets the previous day, I think I would have chased it.”“Stokes bowling those mantras, I knew something coming to Edgbaston because something was coming back to him. He wanted fuel in the tank for Lords and he showed it the last day. Eight over, nine-over mantra. In a phase, 10 overs, 10 overs,” Shastri included more than 24 important wickets for England in 10 overs.