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Ben Stokes insists he is proud of England\u2019s efforts despite defeat in the Fourth Test sealing a series victory for India.<\/p>\n
The tourists are 3-1 down with one match left to play in Dharamshala after their hosts chased down 192 for the loss of five wickets in Ranchi.<\/mark><\/p>\n Stokes\u2019 side restricted India to 120-5 and had a sniff of glory before Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put on a stand to secure their team\u2019s 17th consecutive home series win.<\/mark><\/p>\n But the visiting skipper was not displeased with his troops, who have had opportunities in each of the three matches they have lost.<\/mark><\/p>\n Stokes, 32, told TNT Sports: \u201cThe 3-1 score doesn\u2019t look great but the way in which we\u2019ve come at India is what I\u2019m most proud of<\/mark>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis young, inexperienced team has been successful over the past two years but coming to India is a completely different beast, something that this team has not been exposed to.<\/mark><\/p>\n India win by 5 wickets in Ranchi.<\/p>\n The hosts secure the series with one Test to play.<\/p>\n Match Centre: https:\/\/t.co\/B58xShTQq5<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 #INDvENG<\/a> \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f #EnglandCricket<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EAv7XirpNt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cEven today that wasn\u2019t an easy win for India and I think they would admit that.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very proud of the way every player has thrown everything at it. Nobody has ever taken a backward step.\u201d<\/p>\n The performance of England\u2019s spinners has been a highlight of the tour, particularly after experienced left-armer Jack Leach was injured in the First Test and ruled out of the remaining matches.<\/p>\n Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir have both made their debuts on this trip \u2014 the former taking 20 wickets in four outings and the latter managing 12 in two.<\/p>\n And Stokes is excited at what the future holds for the pair.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cBefore a ball was bowled in this series, there were a lot of question marks around the two selections.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ll be able to leave at the end of this tour with their heads held very high. We\u2019ve got more exciting talent which is a great thing for English cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n That is a \ud835\uddf5\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2 wicket taken by Bashir \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n Now we\u2019ve got a game on our hands \ud83d\ude4c#INDvENG<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4qdmSY2FgQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Cricket on TNT Sports (@cricketontnt) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n
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