The loss was only England’s third in 11 fourth-innings chases since the start of the Bazball era, and even if the target was a monumental one, their second innings score of 292 all out was still higher than the previous successful chase by a visiting team in India - West Indies’ 276 for 5 in Delhi in 1987-88.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will soon make an announcement about his replacement.
Ahead of the home series, the Indian team will embark on a tour to South Africa with an aim to clinch their first ever series win in the Rainbow Nation
Pakistan suffered their first series whitewash at home as they lost to England in the third and final match of the series at National Stadium, Karachi.
India will be mulling a few changes, including resting Jasprit Bumrah who has played four Test matches in a row and has a busy season ahead in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the T20 World Cup.
The senior Indian team have their captain at the top, with the coach too obliged to be loyal to him.
We knew little about how the currently ailing president of the Board of Control for Cricket India was doing, presumably at home, when YouTube came up with a video, narrating how Ganguly had called up stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane after the Adelaide disaster, urging calmness and confidence in both self and team so things could be turned around.
The Dharamsala Test previously referred to, for example, marked Kuldeep Yadav’s successful Test debut and while then coach Anil Kumble may have to be thanked for thinking up for India an attacking option, making the most of the weapon was in the domain of Rahane, a job which he did quite well.
India on Monday became the first Asian team to defeat Australia in a Test series on Australian soil with their 2-1 victory over the hosts following a wash out of the final match.
India defeated Australia by 31 runs in the opening match to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.
