By: Keerthi Mohan
Ravi Shastri has promised India “will not throw in the towel” when they face England in the fifth Test at The Oval starting Friday despite having already lost the series. England’s 60-run win in the fourth Test at Southampton gave them an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match contest. It also meant India, for all they are the world’s top-ranked Test side, had now won just one of their last nine series outside Asia. The Oval clash has been given added significance by the fact it will be the last appearance before international retirement for Alastair Cook, England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer. But India coach…
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