\"A brilliant Test match,\" said Gill after the loss. \"We had chances in the match, a few dropped catches, and the lower order didn't contribute as it would have been.\" Reflecting on the second innings, where India collapsed from 333\/4 to 364 all out, Gill revealed that India were initially planning a declaration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYesterday we were thinking to give them around 400-430 to chase and declare, but our lower order added around 20-25 runs, which is never a good sign,\u201d he said. \u201cEven today, I thought after their brilliant opening partnership, we did have our chances but just didn't go our way.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England\u2019s chase was headlined by Ben Duckett\u2019s dazzling 149 and his 188-run opening stand with Zak Crawley, which set the tone early on. Thakur\u2019s double strike brought brief hope as he dismissed Duckett and Harry Brook in successive deliveries, but Root and Smith\u2019s unbroken 71-run stand sealed the game in style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s fielding performance drew sharp attention, with Gill conceding the dropped chances hurt their cause. \u201cChances don't come easy on wickets like these, and we dropped quite a few catches. But we have got a young team which is still learning. Hopefully, in the next matches, we'll be able to improve on those aspects.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked what he might have done differently as captain, Gill said, \u201cThe first session we bowled, we were quite spot on. But it's quite hard to stop the runs once the ball gets old, and you have to keep picking wickets to stay in the game. Unfortunately, some catches didn't find the fielders and didn't go our way, but I think they batted really well. After the ball got old, they took their chances, and their opening partnership took the game away from us.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravindra Jadeja, who toiled tirelessly on Day 5, earned praise from his skipper. \u201cHe bowled brilliantly. He created some chances for us\u2014a few pop-ups\u2014but that happens in a game of cricket. You kind of expect some chances to go your way.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s performance also drew interest, especially after he went wicketless in the second innings. Gill confirmed the team would assess his workload before the second Test. \u201cIt's definitely more game by game. There's a good break after this Test match, so once we are close to the match, we'll see.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ravindra Jadeja, who toiled tirelessly on Day 5, earned praise from his skipper. \u201cHe bowled brilliantly. He created some chances for us\u2014a few pop-ups\u2014but that happens in a game of cricket. You kind of expect some chances to go your way.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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