I thought Bumrah's spell was the real turning point of the game. The opening partnership was outstanding, credit to India, they got the ball to reverse. Joe Root | Losing captain - It's frustrating, thought we'll get something from the game today, we had an opportunity of winning a Test match. Whatever the noise's on the outset, it doesn't bother us. We have the belief, we are just looking forward to the opportunities. It gives us more motivation to win the next Test. It's unfortunate (Ravi Shastri and co) they are not here. We know what we need to focus on and we take a collective decision as a group. We never go towards analysis, statistics and numbers. I think he batted well in both the innings. What Shardul has done in this game stands out. He bowled that spell and swung the game in our favour with those two huge wickets. As soon as the ball started reversing, Bumrah said give me the ball. We believed we could get all 10 wickets, we had the belief. The bowlers were good with the reverse swing today. The conditions were hot and we knew were in with an opportunity when Jadeja was bowling into the rough. I said at Lord's as well, I am proud of the character shown by the team, this is amongst the top three bowling performances I have witnessed as India captain. Really proud of the character the team has showed. We are not looking to survive in this game, we are here to win. Virat Kohli | Winning captain Well, I think the best thing about both the games has been the character the team has showed. Looks (his injury) good at the moment, the message from the physio is that we got to assess every minute. Back in Durham we had time off to look at our training and technique and after the World Test Championship final we had 20-25 days, that was a real game-changer. It's always important to embrace the challenge, it's not going to be easy. I know the importance of opening the innings. I try to contribute for the team, it's important for me. Once we got the lead, we just wanted to put pressure on the bowlers. The three-figure mark wasn't in my mind, we knew the pressure on the batting unit so we kept our heads down and batted the situation. Really glad that I could get the team into an important position. Virat just mentioned the effort from the batsmen, and as a unit it was really important. We know how important was the second innings. Rohit Sharma, Player of the Match: I wanted to be on the field as much as I could.
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