Question: Who has been conferred Player of the Series in the India-England 4 matches test series held in India in 2021?
(a) Ravichandran Ashwin
(b) Risabh Pant
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) James Anderson
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- India won the 4 matches test series by 3-1 against England.
- The test series was held between 5th February & 8th March 2021 at Chennai and Ahmedabad.
- The tournament marked India’s 13th Test series win over home soil.
- Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who scored 101 runs in the fourth and final match of the series, was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’.
- Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who took 32 wickets and scored 189 runs in this series, was conferred ‘Player of the Series’.
- Ashwin became the 4th Indian bowler and 16th player to take 400 Test wickets in the third match against England.
- After series win, India reached the final of the World Test Championship for the first time.
- India will take on New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship scheduled to be held from 18 to 22 June in Southampton,England.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/team-india-set-new-record-with-13th-successive-test-series-win-on-home-soil-1776426-2021-03-06#:~:text=Virat%20Kohli’s%20Indian%20team%20on,Test%20Championship%20against%20New%20Zealand.
https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/southampton-to-host-world-test-championship-final-between-india-and-new-zealand-icc/article34035998.ece#:~:text=India%20will%20take%20on%20New,body%20ICC%20said%20on%20Wednesday.