India defeated England by 317 runs in the second Test. This is India's biggest win over England in terms of runs in the 89-year history of Indian Test cricket. Earlier, India beat England by 279 runs in Leeds in 1986. Akshar Patel took 5 wickets in the second innings. He became the sixth bowler in the country to do so in the debut test. With this win, the series has come at 1-1. The next Test will be played at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad from 24 February.
In the post-match presentation ceremony, England cricket team test captain Joe Root hailed team India's performance. Talking about India's dominant performance, Root said, " Credit to India, they outplayed us in all three departments. It has been an education for us, you could come up with conditions like these and we have to learn from this and find a way to score runs. We need to learn to build pressure and bowl six balls at one batsman. On day one we could have been a bit tighter, squeeze the game a bit more and make it harder for them to score. From day two it was a very difficult wicket to bat on. But we have got to be smarter about how we're building an innings. "
" We are 1-1 and we are excited about the next two games given the way we played in the first game. We could've played that extra spinner, it is always easy to look at balancing a side at the end of the game. It will be different again when we turn up for the third game which will be a day-nighter, and very exciting last two games," added Root.
Root Praises Moeen Ali:
Root said, "Moeen got better with the ball as the game went on, and we know how destructive he can be with the bat. Ben Foakes batted really well in the first innings and his keeping has always been excellent. There are definitely things we can take from this week and it is just important that we stay level as a team. We performed last week and we have got to learn quickly."
" There are a lot of players who haven't played much cricket in this region and we have to learn quickly, which is something we have done well over the last few years. Ahmedabad will be very different, we have played only two pink-ball games. It looks like a fantastic venue, really looking forward to that," added Root.