Ben Stokes Reveals 2 Biggest Reasons Why England Lost Second Test Against India by 336 Runs Ind vs Eng Test

Ben stokes statement england loss birmingham: After losing the Leeds Test, the Indian team was trailing 0–1 in the series. Now in Birmingham, Shubman Gill has won his first Test as a captain. In the second Test match, India defeated England by 336 runs. On the other hand, England captain Ben Stokes’s decision to choose the first bowling was very heavy. Stokes has now given 2 biggest reasons for his team’s defeat. Know who has blamed the defeat in the post match presentation.

In the post match presentation, Ben Stokes said that England had dropped 5 wickets of India for 211 runs, but after that his team could not return. Stokes said, “There are 2 moments that became the reason for our defeat. We took 5 wickets on his score of about 200, but after that we could not dismiss him cheaply.”

Ben Stokes revealed the second reason for his defeat and said, “In response to India’s first innings, we had lost 5 wickets for 80 runs, it is always difficult to overcome such a situation.” Stokes said that if England team could take India’s wickets quickly in the first innings, the result of the match could have been different.

Shubman Gill was heavy on England in the first innings

In the first innings that Ben Stokes is talking about, India lost 5 wickets on the score of 211. From here, Indian captains Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja overshadowed the England team that they had partnered 203 runs. Gill scored 269 runs in the first innings. As a result, Team India reached a huge score of 587 runs.

At the same time, England started a very poor start, chasing the target of 608 runs. England lost 5 wickets on a score of just 80. After this, England could not return to the match due to the consecutive wicket fall.