Not too long ago, when India lost the final of the Test Championship to New Zealand! Like so far India has lost on a big opportunity! A very big question is why India always loses when it comes to finals? After this defeat, answering them all on the captaincy to the selection of the team, India has come to England with the intention of playing the Test series but where they have been welcomed more by the hostile weather than the England bowlers so far!
Shubman Gill injured before the series
Before the start of the series, India's young opening batsman Shubman Gill was ruled out of the series due to injury. A lot of choices were made to choose who would replace him! From Mayank Agarwal to Prithvi Shaw to KL Rahul, the news came that who will support Rohit Sharma this time with the opening pair! But in the end, Rahul won and made his place in the last 11!
Many Indian batsmen had questions that they know how to score runs at home! But as soon as they come to foreign conditions, questions arise on the ability of the same batsmen! To answer all these, India started the series against England in the first test match where the hosts won the toss and decided to bat! India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who found England opener Burns caught in front of the wickets and send him back to the pavilion for a score of zero, on the fifth ball of the first over of the match!
Test series begins between India and England
The host never recovered from this opening blow and could only manage to score 183 runs in his first innings, where the captain of the host contributed the most of 64 runs! Jasprit Bumrah (4) and Mohammed Shami (3) both took seven wickets together and broke the back of the England team! India had a chance to score big and take the lead in the first innings and with a new opening pair India started their first innings and answering all, openers Rohit Sharma and Rahul put on 97 runs for the first wicket!
But after losing the first wicket for 97 runs, the Indian team was stopped from taking a big lead by the deadly England bowlers James Anderson (4) and Robinson (5) who took 9 wickets to blow up Kohli’s army!
But after losing the first wicket for 97 runs, the Indian team was stopped from taking a big lead by the deadly England bowlers James Anderson (4) and Robinson (5) who took 9 wickets to blow up Kohli's army! The second innings host scored 278 runs where once again captain Joe Root (109) scored a century and showed why he is the England captain and answered the critics! But not getting the support of any other batsman, India got a modest target of 209 runs in its fourth innings.
Did the opportunity to take 1-0 lead slip away from India? #ENGvsIND
Indian fans were waiting for the first win! But the game of saving England from defeat begins when bad weather arrives! Before the start of the day, India had scored 52 runs at the end of the fourth day but yesterday lost the wicket of Rahul, who was shown the way out by Stuart Broad! Several attempts were made to start the match but bad weather saved England from defeat and prevented India from earning an easy victory! Stay connected with us for some more interesting cricket news
Looks like Rain may be saving Indian here … #ENGvIND
