Twitter Reactions: Ravindra Jadeja runs through England in the last session

What a fitting end it is to the India-England Test series. Karun Nair who scored a magnificent triple century took the last catch of Jake Ball to conclude the match. It was a sudden slide after England went into Lunch without losing a single wicket and 30 minutes before the end of play, they were all out. On a wicket where the openers batted with such control and solidity there was absolutely no application from the batsmen who walked out after them and some exceptional bowling from Ravindra Jadeja and splendid captaincy from Virat Kohli employing his resources to perfection saw them clinch the series 4-0.

There was no real square turn on the wicket and the bowlers needed to step up the attack themselves. The ball was getting slower and turned only off the ruffs. Once the Indian spinners got the feel of how things were going on the wicket they were all over England. After Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings who scored nearly a half century- 49 and a fifty- 54 respectively fell to Jadeja the likes of Joe Root and Ben Stokes found the left-arm spinner too hot to handle as well.

Moeen Ali who has been among their best batsmen against spin hung in there and scored 44 but played a false shot against Jadeja and Ashwin took a really good catch. Thereafter it was just a matter of time. The thing that didn’t go England’s way was their idea to try and defend out of the game. India had the runs in the bank and went all out attacking each ball. Kohli got in Amit Mishra for a spell in the middle and he got him a wicket. He brought Umesh Yadav to have a go with the second new ball and he also struck in the very first over.

Though other bowlers shared three wickets it was one man Ravindra Jadeja who was at his best today. He bowled 25 overs and scalped 7 wickets for 48 runs registering his best bowling figures in Test cricket.

Here is how Twitter reacted to Team India’s emphatic win:

2-0 is good.
3-0 is incredible.
4-0 is out of the world.
Brilliant!! ?#IndvsEng

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) December 20, 2016

Ravichandran Ashwin 28 wickets at 30.3 apiece
Ravindra Jadeja 26 wickets at 25.8 apiece.

— cricketingview (@cricketingview) December 20, 2016

First time ever a team has lost TWO consecutive Tests by inns margin after making 400+ in first inns of match!#INDvENG #ENGvIND #IndvsEng

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) December 20, 2016

If Ashwin doesn't get you, Jadeja will. Superb team performance this from India. #INDvENG

— jigar mehta (@jigsactin) December 20, 2016

CHAMPIONS!! #TeamIndia #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/qO6J7a30ZV

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 20, 2016

50 runs, 10 wkts & 4 catches in a Test:
G Giffen (6 & 49, 10/160, 4 ct) A v E Sydney 1892
RA Jadeja (51, 10-154, 4 ct) I v E Chennai 2016

— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats) December 20, 2016

Australia fight hard but still a long way behind England in comedy cricket. #INDvENG

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) December 20, 2016

The only Test Team which remained undefeated in the year 2016 – INDIA ?? #INDvENG

— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) December 20, 2016

One thing's for sure. England is not coming back with any Christmas presents for #TeamIndia? #INDvENG

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) December 20, 2016

You've gone a bit quiet, Andrew @flintoff11 – busy wiping that egg off your face? #INDvENG

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 20, 2016

Awesome win Team India?Congratulations on winning the series 4-0?? Proud of you boys?Keep it up? #INDvENG @BCCI

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 20, 2016

8-down. Another DUMB shot.
England humiliating themselves & their country.
Just fly a white flag, get off that field & come home. #INDvENG

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 20, 2016

Take a bow, 'Sir' Jadeja! ?
What a performance, what a player! #INDvENG

— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) December 20, 2016

Hey @MichaelVaughan , looks like a good time to repost one of your old tweets but with a new headline. 'The New England Cricket Flag' …. pic.twitter.com/PFDhYTjprF

— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) December 20, 2016

8 Test Losses in a Year … 1984 … 1986 … 1993 … 2016 … !!!!!!!! All because of no World Class spinner …. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 20, 2016

This should be Kohli's most satisfying series win: good pitches, four tosses lost, and two wins after England had put on 400+

— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) December 20, 2016

Just woke up in ?? turned on the TV to see the Test score ???? #INDvENG

— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) December 20, 2016

Virat Kohli as fulltime Test Captain:

vs Ban: 0-0 Draw
vs SL: 2-1 Won
vs SA: 3-0 Won
vs WI: 2-0 Won
vs NZ: 3-0 Won
vs Eng: 4-0 Won

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) December 20, 2016

No other Indian captain has achieved this feat thus far. #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/z427N7x2Uo

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) December 20, 2016

Congratulations India on a great victory. This 4-0 is sweet .
Great display by Jaddu.

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 20, 2016

Alastair Cook's captaincy record:

Played: 59
Won: 24
Lost: 22
Drawn: 13

Time to go? #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/jGZqTqEfl2

— PA Sport (@pasport) December 20, 2016

Most Test defeats as England skipper:

>>22 A COOK (59) *
>>21 M Atherton (54)
>>18 D Gower (32)
>>15 N Hussain (45)#INDvENG

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) December 20, 2016

Win the toss, score 400 and lose by an innings. Twice. #JustPomThings

— #SirDefenceLeague (@ItsARipper) December 20, 2016

4th Test

Won the toss & made 400 still lost by an innings & 36 runs

5th Test

Won the toss & made 477 still lost by an innings & 75 runs

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) December 20, 2016

All over. A 4-0 drubbing.
Congrats @imVkohli & his brilliant India team.
What a disgraceful capitulation by England.
Cook OUT. #INDvENG

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 20, 2016