Ben Stokes’ England team handed India a painful 22-run defeat in the third Test at the famous Lord’s Cricket Ground. England played better on a dramatic final day and now lead the five-match Test series 2-1. England chose to bat first and put up a strong total of 387 runs in their first innings, with Joe Root scoring a brilliant century. India replied with a similar score, KL Rahul played a Root-like knock and scored his second century at Lord’s.

India’s close loss in the Test match at Lord’s has left fans deeply disappointed. But there is a silver lining on the cloud and that is Ravindra Jadeja. Let’s see how fans on the internet are reacting to this dramatic match.

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Social media flooded with reactions

A lot of people are praising the remarkable performance by Jadeja on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). One user summed up the emotion by writing, “Huge respect for Ravindra Jadeja. Only Jadeja stood tall; lone warrior in a collapsing fort in Test Cricket.” 

Calling it one of the most painful defeats, another fan tweeted, “ONE OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING DEFEATS FOR INDIA. So close, yet so far. Jadeja fought till the end. A test match that slipped through the fingers. Pain. Just pain.”

Amid the disappointment, there was praise for the sportsmanship shown by the English side. A user noted, “After the Match, England’s senior players Joe Root and Ben Stokes displayed the Sportsman Spirit. This is what a Test match teaches us.”

There was also appreciation for the Indian team’s spirit. One tweet read, “What a fightback by this young team! They may have lost the match, but they won our trust. No one expected them to fight like this. Jadeja, Siraj, and Bumrah truly deserve all the applause. They brought Test cricket to its peak.”

Highlighting the fighting spirit of key players, another fan said, “No matter what’s the result, Jadeja-Bumrah-Siraj have at least shown the stomach to fight.”