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Another outspoken answer from Virat, said- 'We do not wait for someone to be weak to defeat'

After the performance against New Zealand in the ICC World Test Championship final, fans from all over the world started questioning Team India. But the manner in which this team has performed in the Test series against England is a befitting reply to all the critics who were calling Team India the lion of the house.

Team India dominated in both the Tests of the five-match series. Team India was very close to winning the first test but rain spoiled the game, but by winning the second test at Lord's, Team India has silenced all the critics. After the victory of Team India, many people also believed that there are not many key players in the English team, so India is winning.

Before the third test, a similar question was asked by a journalist to Virat, to which Kohli gave a very beautiful answer. Virat said, 'Whether winning the series depends on the strength of the opposing team. Whereas we think that even if the opposing team has all their strong players, we can still beat any team. We don't wait for the opposition to weaken.

The third Test between the two teams is to be played at Headingley from tomorrow. Team India is 1-0 ahead in the series and if Virat's team wins the third test too, then India cannot lose the series, then the English team will have to play to save the series. Also read ind vs eng test 2021

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Rishabh Pant breaks MS Dhoni's record, becomes India's No. 1 wicket-keeper batsman in this list

Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant broke a special record with his flamboyant innings on the second day of the second Test against England being played at Lord's Cricket Stadium.

Pant scored 37 runs in 58 balls with the help of 5 fours. During this innings, he also completed his 1000 runs on foreign soil. Pant has made his name as the fastest Indian wicket-keeper batsman to score 1000 Test runs on foreign soil. Pant achieved this position in just 29 innings.

In this case, he has left MS Dhoni behind. Dhoni completed 1000 Test runs in 32 innings on foreign soil. Farooq Engineer is at number three in this list with 33 innings.

Fastest to 1000 Test runs in Away matches by Indian WK

29 Inngs - Rishabh Pant*

32 Inngs - MS Dhoni

33 Inngs - F Engineer

Let us tell you that in 2018, Pant started his Test career in England itself.

The Indian cricket team came out to play 276 runs for the loss of 3 wickets on the second day. However, the start did not go well and the second ball of the day got a big blow in the form of KL Rahul (129).

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Opportunity For Rahul Dravid To Create Future Champions: VVS Laxman

Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman is of the opinion that Rahul Dravid's appointment as head coach of the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour is an opportunity for him to create future champions.

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"I don't think that there is any pressure (on Dravid). It is an opportunity for him to create future champions of Indian cricket. It is not necessary that everyone will get an opportunity to play in this series. But just spending time with Rahul and sharing his experiences, which is already done with a lot of players in the squad will just enhance their future," said Laxman on Star Sports.

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Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan said that Dravid is easily understood by youngsters as he brings clarity to the table.

"What Rahul brings in is clear communication. Even when he was the leader of Indian cricket team... at that time also, he was very clear with any youngster. If anyone had any kind of problem, they can go up to him and just talk about it freely," said Pathan.

Pathan went on to remember an incident from 2007 World Cup which gave an insight in Dravid's positive thinking.

"I remember a very small incident from the 2007 World Cup in West Indies. He came to me and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He said, 'Look we are all upset. Let's go for a movie'.

"We went to watch the movie and then he said, 'look, yes we lost the World Cup. We all wanted to make a big difference. But this is not end of it. Life is much bigger. We will come back tomorrow'. That's the kind of character he is. He is always looking to put cricketers in a positive frame of mind. So, if someone unfortunately goes out of form in Sri Lanka...if that happens, he will be the first one to guide him and give confidence," said Pathan.

India will begin their white-ball series in Sri Lanka with an ODI in Colombo on July 13.