Sachin also defended Rohit's tendency to play the hook and pull which is leading to his dismissal, saying, "he has cleared the fence with that shot and I am looking at what he has been able to achieve for the team in both Tests."
India's No. 8 Mohammed Shami and No. 9 Jasprit Bumrah added unbeaten 89 for the ninth wicket to set England a 271-run target in 60 overs
Siraj, beaming with confidence and sitting third in the list of top Indian wicket-takers (Test) in 2021 with 22 plucks so far, has shown that he's got the requisite skills to be a part of the current pace quartet.
Wood had hurt his right shoulder while fielding on the fourth day and further aggravated it when he bowled through the pain during the morning session on the final day.
Stokes had taken an indefinite break from the game last month after leading England to a 3-0 ODI series win over Pakistan.
The iconic batsman spoke on a host of issues including India's victory, the standard of England Test team, and skipper Virat Kohli's technical adjustments.
Words were exchanged regularly between the players but India fed off the intense atmosphere to lift their game while the hosts got sidetracked.
Just after India had declared their innings post-lunch in the second Test against England at Lords, skipper Virat Kohli went into a huddle and gave a pep-talk, the details of which were revealed by KL Rahul.
India defeated the hosts by 151 runs on the final day of a nail-biting encounter as Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah ran through English batting while bundling them out for 120 while chasing a target of 272.
The on-field altercations started after Mark Wood dished out short-pitched stuff targeting Jasprit Bumrah's head, resulting in an argument with England skipper Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson.
Former Australian spin legend Shane Warne was extremely critical of England's tactics on the final day of the second Test against India at Lord's.
England were in a dominant position before they lost control during a chaotic unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 89 between Shami (56 not out) and Bumrah (34 not out) on the final morning at Lord's.
Indians got the job done in 51.5 overs with pacers producing a high-quality show to dismiss England for 120.
Former Indian cricketers lauded India's gritty show at Lords, with Virender Sehwag saying 'never ever ever ever underestimate the Indians'.
After some brilliant batting, Bumrah and Siraj then took over with the ball as India bowled out the hosts for 120 runs to seal a memorable victory and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
The fifth day at the hallowed Lord's was as good an exhibition of Test cricket with India bowling out England for 120 as they tried to bat it out without going for a chase of 272 in 60 overs.
Shami (52 batting, 67 balls) might have just given India an outside chance of even winning this Test match with an overall lead of 259 runs and a maximum 64 overs left in the game
Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar slammed Virat Kohli for his poor form in ongoing England vs India 2nd Test.
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