IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Kohli reacts; former captain gives 'special mention' to two players

India’s emphatic triumph implicit England astatine Edgbaston has drawn praise from cricketing large and erstwhile Team India skipper Virat Kohli, who lauded the team’s fearless cognition and relentless unit connected the hosts. “Great triumph for India astatine Edgbaston. Fearless and kept pushing England to the wall. Brilliantly led by Shubhman with the bat and successful the tract and impactful performances from everyone. Special notation to Siraj and Akash for the mode they bowled connected this pitch,” Kohli wrote connected X.

The standout show came from Akash Deep, who took 10 wickets successful the match, a career-best feat, helping India crush England by 336 runs and level the bid 1-1.

Mohammed Siraj besides chipped successful with a seven-wicket lucifer haul, including six scalps successful the archetypal innings. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Playing successful spot of the rested Jasprit Bumrah, Akash bowled with singular power and aggression, particularly successful the 2nd innings wherever helium claimed 6/99 arsenic England collapsed nether unit chasing a monolithic 608-run target.Captain Shubman Gill was the leader with the bat, showcasing a historical show that volition beryllium remembered for years.

The 25-year-old became the archetypal subordinate successful Test past to people some 250 and 150-plus runs successful the aforesaid match, blasting a magnificent 269 successful the archetypal innings and pursuing it up with a commanding 161 disconnected 162 balls successful the second.

Gill’s enactment was arsenic impressive; successful conscionable his 2nd Test arsenic captain, helium took the winning drawback to seal the victory.India posted monolithic totals of 587 and 427-6 declared, acknowledgment to contributions from Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul. England fought backmost with spirited centuries from James Smith and Harry Brook but yet couldn’t lucifer India’s dominance.The bid is present level astatine 1-1 arsenic attraction shifts to the 3rd Test astatine the iconic Lord’s, starting Thursday, wherever India volition purpose to physique connected this momentum and propulsion for a bid lead.