England players unanimously want Alastair Cook to remain as captain

Since then England’s series suffered a major slump, and the worst of all was in the store to be displayed in the final session of the whole test series.

India’s stunning 4-0 series win over England that extended skipper Virat Kohli’s unbeaten run to 18 Tests will surely make Australia sit up and take notice of what awaits them next year.

“It wasn’t great viewing and it’s what can happen in this part of the world or in the pressure of a fifth-day Test match”, said a disappointed Cook. However, his catch of Jonny Bairstow, where he ran back from square leg to take a stunning catch near the boundary, changed the course of the game. The final six wickets, a collective effort from the likes of Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Amit Mishra, fell in the small span of 15 runs. After he became the second Indian to score a triple century stating the middle-order batsman reminded them of their mythical compatriots. He became the second Indian after Virender Sehwag to reach the landmark.

The Chennai Test kicked off with England taking hold of the game, putting 477 runs on board batting in the first innings.

It was their eighth Test defeat of 2016, equalling their record number for a calendar year. And this time Ravindra Jadeja turned out to be the surprise package.

England resumed the innings with their overnight score of 12/0. On the other hand, off-spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who grabbed second wickets for India to help hosts grab the series 4-0 against England, also didn’t waste any much time to celebrate his seventh wicket. Ravi Ashwin went surprisingly wicketless.

England now head home for a Christmas break before returning for a limited-overs series.

The setback didn’t affect Rahul, who breezed through to a 171-ball hundred, though Kohli – who smashed a Test-best 235 in Mumbai – didn’t last long, chipping to short extra cover; just reward for Stuart Broad (1-46) in the midst of a fine spell.

“It’s been a frustrating year and to lose that many times with the players we’ve got is disappointing”. “Probably he will need a few days but Cooky will do what is right for the England team as he always has done”. They got us to a position where there was only one victor.

The Karnataka boy, playing his third Test, having made his debut in this series only at Mohali, smashed 32 fours and four sixes in his historic innings. India have also gone 19 matches without a defeat at home. This time, neither the toss nor the pitch could be blamed – India had won after losing the toss on a flat wicket and been clearly the better team. And this team deserves it. In both these Tests, it seemed they had been shown their place by a stronger Indian side.