The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was the fourth Test draw played between India and England in Manchester. The Indian team was in danger of defeat in this match, but Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar not only scored an unbeaten century on the last day, but also shared a 203 run to draw the match.
Draw is nothing short of victory for India. With the centuries of Jadeja and Washington, Team India equaled a maharikord. Now the Indian team is preparing to change history, which can be seen in the Oval Test match.
Indian batsmen burnt in series
Team India batsmen have scored fierce runs in this series. From captain Shubman Gill to all -rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, almost every batsman of India has played a big innings in a match. In the first Test match, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s century in the first Test match. In this match, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (century in both innings) and Gill also batted and hit hundred. In the next match, Gill scored centuries in both innings. In Lord’s, Rahul scored a century and registered his name on the Honor Board. Then in the fourth Test, Gill, Jadeja and Sundar made a century.
Indian batsmen century in series
Yashasvi Jaiswal – 101 runs (first Test)
Shubman Gill – 147 runs (first Test)
Rishabh Pant – 134 runs, 118 runs (first Test)
KL Rahul – 137 runs (first Test)
Shubman Gill – 269 runs, 161 runs (second Test)
KL Rahul – 100 runs (third Test)
Shubman Gill – 103 runs (fourth Test)
Ravindra Jadeja – 107 runs (fourth Test)
Washington Sundar – 101 runs (fourth Test)
Team India equals maharikord
Along with these centuries, Team India has equaled the Maharikord in the series. Actually, Indian batsmen have scored 11 centuries in 4 matches in the series so far. Sundar’s century was the team’s 11th century in this series. With this, the team equaled the record of scoring the most centuries in a series. In the domestic Test series against the West Indies, India scored 11 centuries in 1978/79.
Crisis on maharikord
The Maharikord, built by the Indian batsmen in 1978/79, is now in danger. The last and decisive match of the current series will be played in Oval, London. If a single batsman of Team India manages to score a century in this match, then history will change. India’s series will have a total of 12 centuries and the team will have the record for the most centuries in a Test series. That is, Team India is going to create history in the first series of Gill as captain.