India, July 15 -- Indian cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were left heartbroken after Shubman Gill and his teammates lost the third Test against England in a closely fought contest to go 2-1 down.

In his X post, Ganguly, who made his remarkable Test debut against England in 1996, wrote: "What a test match .. India will leave Lords very disappointed .. they played so well all 3 test matches . But down 2-1 ..it was a test match to be won.. jadeja fought hard and showed 193 was not a big total .. @bcci @Teamindiacrick."

Sachin appreciated the players for the way they fought against the hosts.

"So near, yet so far.. Jadeja, Bumrah, & Siraj fought all the way till the end. Well tried, Team India," Sachin wrote on X.

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