'Young Team Showed Fight...': Yuvraj Singh Has Word Of Advice For Team India After Headingley Loss

Team India's five wicket loss to England in the first match of the five match test series against England prompted Yuvraj Singh to share his thoughts on social media. The former India all-rounder where he acknowledged the grind of Test cricket and showered praise on both teams for keeping it going almost until the very end. He also reminded the current test team that defeat may hurt, but it isn't the end of the road, with four Test matches still to go.

Posting his message on X, he wrote, "Test cricket at its finest - intense, challenging and unforgiving. Five days of a high-quality game and a result that could’ve gone either way! Our young team showed fight and belief, the kind that wins you games in the long run. Fell short, but far from done! The series is still alive," 

India, despite being in a good position on the first three days of the Headingley test, failed to produce a win or a draw at the least. The Shubman Gill-led team had five individual centuries across innings two from Rishabh Pant alone but they failed to cross the finish line.

Can India bounce back after the Headingly loss?

The first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy more than lived up to the hype, with both teams fighting tooth and nail. Shubman Gill's started his test captaincy career with a five-wicket loss. The reason behind this could be attributed to batting collapses in both innings, dropped catches, and a one-dimensional bowling attack allowed England to script a memorable chase.

While India had their moments, England never lost the belief. They decided to go for a calm and calculated approach.. Duckett’s 149 and Crawley’s redemption knock of 65 after a failure in the first innings laid the foundation for the famous win and handed the team a 1-0 advantage.

Can India bounce back from teh heartbreaking loss or will be the story be of another England masterclass which would not only deepn crisis but also put question marks on Shubman Gill's captaincy.