Mohali: Hosts India beat England by eight wickets in the third Test match of the five-match series to take 2-0 lead, here at Mohali on Tuesday. Ravindra Jadeja, who was given the Man-of-the-match award for his stupendous show, both with the bat and the ball, said he was quite happy with his performance.

“Obviously very happy with my performance,” said, adding that he did better with the bat. “Especially with the bat..I knew the ball was not turning. I took my time. I knew if I play 40-50 balls, I could play a big innings. I knew I could easily score runs later on. I was just thinking I was not taking a chance against the off spinner. I took the risk against the leg spinner. Unfortunately the ball came off slowly, and I couldn't connect it. The next time I reach 90 I will be careful. The pitch wasn't a turning pitch so I had to bowl tight. Myself and Virat discussed that I should bowl five maidens in a row. Fortunately I got Stokes in the first innings and Root in the second,” said Jadeja.

Meanwhile, Parthiv Patel, who batted well in both the innings, said, “I was very nervous before the start of the Test. The kind of welcome I got from the dressing room, it never felt I was joining them after eight years. That's the beauty of this team. Playing aggressively suits my game. The intent was very important, and I backed myself. Ashwin was brilliant. The way he varied his pace was brilliant. He deceived even me. There wasn't much help in the wicket.”

Meanwhile, R Ashwin said, “I have a bit of a lower abdomen strain. It was very bad on the second day but it has got better. We were in a bit of bother on day two but we back ourselves. The lower order backs itself to put on 125 runs every time. We put on a stellar show. We got the wickets because of the pressure. Special mention needs to go to Jaddu. The wicket wasn't doing much. He kept bowling those boring areas. I enjoyed both Cook and Moeen wickets. I knew he would step out, so I slowed it down. Parthiv plays like this in first-class cricket too. When you drop it short, for us it is good length but for PP it is short.”