IND v ENG: 'Not many better feelings in cricket' - DK lauds India after Edgbaston win

NEW DELHI: India's commanding 336-run triumph implicit England successful the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston not lone levelled the five-match bid 1-1 but besides triggered praise from erstwhile cricketers Dinesh Karthik and Michael Atherton, who hailed the show arsenic some "satisfying" and "massive" successful context.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!One of the heroes of the lucifer was 28-year-old pacer Akash Deep, who delivered career-best lucifer figures of 10/187, including a superb 6/99 successful the 2nd innings, stepping up magnificently successful the lack of rested ace Jasprit Bumrah. Playing conscionable his eighth Test, Akash Deep helped disregard England for 271 connected Day Five arsenic they attempted to pursuit an improbable 608.

Reflecting connected India’s historical first-ever Test triumph astatine Edgbaston, Dinesh Karthik said connected Sky Sports, "That's rather the performance.

Look, we talk a batch astir white-ball cricket, but you inquire immoderate cricketer who's played the longer format - the restitution that you get erstwhile you combat for 5 days and extremity with a win, there's not galore amended feelings successful this sport."

India skipper Shubman Gill added his ain section to the grounds books, becoming the archetypal subordinate successful Test past to people 250 and 150 successful the aforesaid match, with innings of 269 and 161. He has present scored 3 centuries successful his archetypal 2 Tests arsenic captain.

Former England skipper Michael Atherton called it a “massive win”, particularly fixed India’s comeback aft the Headingley defeat.“Doing it without Jasprit Bumrah is simply a immense intelligence statement,” Atherton said. “I deliberation it's disappointing that England couldn't bat retired a day's worthy of cricket connected a bully pitch. India were fantastic, but England should person made a amended fist of it.”England’s Jamie Smith (88) was the lone second-innings resistance, pursuing his unbeaten 184 successful the first. But with amended fielding, relentless pace, and inspired leadership, India dominated each facet of the Test.The teams present caput to Lord’s for the 3rd Test, opening July 10, with the bid finely poised.