{"id":271353,"date":"2025-07-18T06:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/271353\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T06:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T06:36:12","slug":"ind-vs-eng-2025-you-win-by-ajinkya-rahane-urges-india-to-change-xi-for-manchester-must-win-test-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/271353\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs ENG 2025: ‘You win by …’ – Ajinkya Rahane urges India to change XI for Manchester must-win Test | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"INDIndia captain Shubman Gill speaks with coach Gautam Gambhir during a net session. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With India trailing 1-2 in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane<\/a> has issued a stirring call to the team management ahead of the crucial fourth Test in Manchester: “You\u2019re going to win a Test match or a Test series by getting 20 wickets.”Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>Rahane\u2019s comments come after India\u2019s narrow 22-run loss at Lord\u2019s, despite packing their XI with all-rounders like Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Nitish Kumar Reddy – all of whom made useful contributions. The strategy, rooted in head coach Gautam Gambhir<\/a>\u2019s preference for batting depth, has yielded mixed results in the longer format.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe all know that Day 4 and 5 get slightly difficult to bat on. It\u2019s not easy to score runs,\u201d Rahane explained on his YouTube channel. \u201cYes, England bowled really well. But I felt India missed an opportunity to get that big score on the board in the first innings. Also, going forward, India should look to add one extra bowler – because you\u2019re going to win a Test match or a Test series by getting 20 wickets.\u201dIndia\u2019s selection dilemma is now sharper than ever. With the batting-heavy strategy not delivering wins, Rahane\u2019s call to bolster the bowling attack presents a critical decision point for captain Shubman Gill and Gambhir.Rahane also praised Ben Stokes<\/a> for a pivotal fielding moment that turned the tide at Lord\u2019s. \u201cIt\u2019s very easy for the fielder to get relaxed when you see only two or three balls left before lunch. But his attitude towards the ball, his intensity, and getting that run-out – that\u2019s where I felt England came into the game.\u201dAt the time, India were 40 for 1 and cruising, but the run-out followed by Karun Nair\u2019s LBW dismissal shifted momentum. \u201cThat was a turning point,\u201d Rahane noted. \u201cEngland\u2019s bowling tightened up, their fielding intensity increased, and they showed great character.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Lord\u2019s heartbreak, Team India start training for Manchester, in London!<\/p>\n

Despite a strong fightback from India later, Rahane admitted they were \u201c75\u2013100 runs short\u201d in the first innings. He singled out KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant\u2019s partnership as a highlight, but emphasised that without taking 20 wickets, victories will remain elusive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India captain Shubman Gill speaks with coach Gautam Gambhir during a net session. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[90923,83463,43331,748,393,7618,5709,4884,16397,32441,2465,102907,102908,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-271353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-ajinkya-rahane","9":"tag-anderson-tendulkar-trophy","10":"tag-ben-stokes","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-england-cricket-team","14":"tag-gautam-gambhir","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-india-cricket-team","17":"tag-indian-cricket-team","18":"tag-manchester","19":"tag-manchester-test-2025","20":"tag-test-series-strategy","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114872856398641423","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}