Rishabh Pant was dancing on the pitch and hitting him in the stands. He was again slamming James Anderson in reverse. He fell on the pitch after hitting a ground. He tried to sweep the spinners, sweep the fast bowlers. The Edgbaston crowd was treated as a special Rishabh Pant as the young wicketkeeper-batsman proved yet again why he is one of the most entertaining cricketers among whites.
Rishabh Pant’s brilliant innings Ravindra Jadeja with a solid lending hand helped India and England to 338 for 7 on the rain-hit opening day of the much-anticipated 5th Test between India and England in Birmingham on Friday, July 1.
India were reduced to 98 for 5 after Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat but Pant and Jadeja ensured that stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah and head coach Rahul Dravid had a smile on their faces. The day’s play as Pant and Jadeja gave England a taste of their medicine.
Pant showed he had been “falcon bowling” ever since he donned India’s whites for England, who won the 5th Test with plenty of confidence after beating world Test champions New Zealand 3–0. Had led, which is called “Baz”. Ball” under head coach Brendon McCullum.
Pant, Jadeja attacked the English
India scored 164 for a run-a-ball in 29 overs in the final session as Pant decimated the English bowling attack.
At stumps, India reached 338 for 7 in just 73 overs as Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 83 and Mohammed Shami on 0. England took 2 late wickets including a big one at the end of the day’s play, but India would certainly have had the happiest dressing room.
England vs India Birmingham Test Day 1 Highlights
Pant scored his 5th Test century in just 89 balls and scored 146 runs in just 112 balls as he stormed England’s attack. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who has been making a habit of pulling off such particular innings, hit England left-arm spinner Jack Leach into the stands for fun as he set a new record for the fastest century by an Indian wicketkeeper in Tests. Make. He is going MS Dhoni’s past tally of 93 From 2005-06.
Pant hit 4 sixes and 20 fours as he led the Indian fight on the first day of the rescheduled Test, a spillover from last year’s 5-match Test series. India are already leading the series 2-1 after victories at Lord’s and Oval under Virat Kohli’s captaincy last year.
The batsman needed to think like a batsman and deliver the ball to Pant as Joe Root got a big wicket a few minutes before the end of the game. Root swam a well outside the off-stump and Pant was caught at first slip when he tried to score 150 with a brilliant shot.
Jadeja deserves a lot of credit not only for hanging out with Pant but also for moving the scoreboard at a fast pace during the 222-run stand for the sixth wicket.
Ben Stokes and new head coach Brendon McCullum have a lot to consider as India bounce back in contention as the hosts gave the hosts a great chance to wrap things up long ago.
Anderson, Potts impressed
Winning the toss under pregnant clouds at Edgbaston, Stokes opted to bat last after easily chasing a score of 250 against New Zealand at home recently. Stokes’ decision worked in his favor initially, as James Anderson got the red cherry on the cloud.
James Anderson sent back Cheteshwar Pujara, who was sent off to open the innings in the absence of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, after dismissing an impressive-looking Shubman Gill during a 24-ball 17.
Hanuma Vihari, who retained his No. 3 spot, was sent back for 20 off 53 balls by newbie Matty Potts, who took the prized wicket of Virat Kohli for 11.
Kohli, who was expected to show good form in the warm-up match against Leicestershire, fell while trying to drop a ball as he continued his run to find new ways to get out.
Shreyas Iyer, who batted at No 6 after Pant was promoted to No 5, fell for 15 runs as Anderson tugged him down the leg-side for room. Iyer fell for 15 as India slipped to 98 for 5.
When England were looking to rein in India’s scoring rate, Pant and Jadeja retaliated and put pressure on the hosts.