England left-arm spinner Jack Leach played an important role in the Indian team’s 192 runs on the last day of the first Test match in Chennai. Leach won England by 227 runs after taking 4 wickets in the second innings. This performance and victory again boosted confidence in Leach, who was badly shaken 2 days ago. After a stunning victory over India, Leach has revealed that the fate of his bowling on the third day of the match made him afraid of ending his cricketing career.
In the Chennai Test, most of India’s batsmen flopped in both innings. However, Rishabh Pant’s 91 runs in the first innings affected the most. This was India’s highest score in this match. During his innings, left-handed batsman Pant lashed most of the leeches and hit 5 sixes. During this time, Leach conceded 77 runs in just 8 overs.
Not Sure Of Playing Cricket Again
After the match was over, Leach said that he felt like he was playing in the IPL. Leach admitted that it was a very tough start for him on his first tour of India. Leach wrote in his column for Sky Sports, “This is my first tour of India and the beginning was very strong. During the win in the first Test match went through many kinds of emotions and I think that is the reason why we like cricket so much. ”
Leach has also revealed that he was not sure of playing cricket again due to the way he smashed on the third day. they wrote,
“After losing 77 runs in eight overs on the third day, I was not sure that I would like to play cricket again so I am really proud that I have come back and contributed to the team’s victory.“
Leach Will Try This Ball Again
The reason for the defeat of the Indian team in the second innings was Leach, who gave India the initial blow on the fourth day. In reply to 420 runs from England, India lost the wicket of Rohit Sharma at the end of the fourth day, who became the victim of Leach’s better spin. Leach wrote about it,
“At the end of the fourth day, I will keep the ball on which Rohit Sharma was dismissed in the upcoming matches. I liked getting a batsman like him out on a brilliant ball. “
The left-arm spinner, who first came to India for the first time on tour, lashed out strongly on the third day of the first Test but he returned well the next two days and took six wickets, 4 of which were in the second innings and England won by 227 runs. Played an important role in.
