Washington Sundar feels confident that India can chase down England’s 193 target on the final day at Lord’s, thanks to the team’s batting depth. His four wickets helped India dismiss England for 192 on day four, but India’s response saw them struggle to 58 for four, losing Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Karun Nair, and night watchman Akash Deep.
We always hope things go our way, and we’re happy with where we are. We’ll be positive tomorrow. We have good batters in the room, and winning a Test at Lord’s would be amazing. So, we’re in a good position, Washington said after the day’s play.
Picked over Kuldeep Yadav for his all-around skills, Washington justified his selection by taking key wickets that troubled England.
This was one of my best bowling days, especially outside India. I had clear plans coming into this Test and wanted to put them into action in both innings.
Test cricket is interesting because I’m asked to play different roles at different times. My frame of mind needs to be different on day five compared to day one, said Washington, who was happy to dismiss Jamie Smith.
When asked if he sees a win on Monday, he answered, Winning at Lord’s as a team would be very special. It would be amazing, I’m sure, for everyone.
Tomorrow should be exciting, especially the last 15-20 minutes today were interesting, he said, referring to the increased intensity as the day ended.
Aggression is always there in both dressing rooms. An incident happened and came out yesterday (Day 3), and it showed quite a bit today.
It helps to create energy. This is sports, and everyone is aggressive and intense. That’s common for all athletes in any sport.