It's hard to understand how India managed to drop a Test match after scoring 430/3 in the first innings and 287/3 in the second. Despite scoring about 800 runs, including two centuries from Rishabh Pant himself, this team lost the match after hitting five individual centuries in the innings. Incredible. India would regret their terrible fielding, which included more than six missed opportunities, as it resulted in a five-wicket defeat, despite the fact that the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy more than lived up to the hype, with both teams battling tooth and nail to create a fantastic advertisement for Test cricket. In conclusion, India lost the game from the clutches of triumph, and all they can do is reflect on the same and consider strategies to get back.

The loss has elicited a wide range of responses, with some well-known former Indian cricketers taking the lead. Yuvraj Singh stood out as the most prominent figure, reminding this young team led by Shubman Gill that the loss could be painful but that there were still four Test matches to be played and that it wasn't the end of the road. Yuvraj acknowledged how tough Test cricket is, and he commended both sides for continuing to play it until nearly the very end. In spite of the defeat, Yuvraj was inspired by what he witnessed of the Indian squad and encouraged them to start working even harder right away.

"Test cricket at its best - intense, demanding, and ruthless. A top-notch game that might have ended in either direction over five days! Our young squad demonstrated the tenacity and confidence necessary to win games over the long term. Not finished, but fell short! "The series is still alive," he wrote on X.

Harbhajan wants an immediate change in India's Playing XI

In the interim, Harbhajan Singh, who played alongside Yuvraj for India and Punjab, believes India needs to make some adjustments in order to recover. The former India spinner thinks the team management has to come up with a way to get Kuldeep Yadav into the lineup, even though India has a decent seven-day hiatus before the second Test starts at Edgbaston in Birmingham. India likely missed having a second spinner since the pacers were rather ineffective and Ravindra Jadeja was getting a lot of grip from the harsh. However, according to Harbhajan, it's intriguing to speculate on who Kuldeep will be replacing.

"Since you need to learn and go ahead when you trail 0-1, the pressure is now on India. I believe Kuldeep Yadav should be given a chance in the upcoming match. India will have a greater variety of ways to get wickets if he enters the XI. Who will he take the place of now? Shardul Thakur? I had previously stated that he needs to bowl more, but he was introduced into the game when England needed between 100 and 120 runs. He is entitled to a fair shot. It's wrong to think of him as a batter who can bowl a little. On his YouTube channel, Harbhajan stated that he is a bowler who can bat a little.

"This improvement must be made in the next Test. After all, as I mentioned earlier, this is a tour of England. Numerous powerful and large teams have failed to win in this place. I believe it's a missed opportunity if you score 450 runs in the first inning but end up losing.

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