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Ian Chappell. The former Australian captain compared the various contemporary international captains, and observed that Stokes' success as skipper shouldn't surprise anyone since he understands bowling. On Bumrah being appointed captain, Chappell felt the Indian cricket establishment's decision may have been prompted by the success achieved by Pat Cummins of Australia and Stokes.
BIRMINGHAM, England : India were all out for 245 in their second innings, setting England a victory target of 378 on day four of the rearranged fifth test between the sides at Edgbaston on Monday.
Cameron Norrie has stayed under the radar during his eight-month reign as British number one but that is changing at Wimbledon and he will find himself in the full glare of the spotlight if he can reach the semi-finals.
The Indian limited overs team, which won a T20I series in Ireland 2-0, has reached England and also played two warm-up matches while the senior players were busy battling it out against England in the 5th Test match at Edgbaston. The Indians first played against Derbyshire and then squared up against Northamptonshire.
Alex Lees and Zak Crawley shared a brilliant century stand as England set about a record chase of 378 in the series-deciding Edgbaston Test against India.
After setting England a target of 378 in the fifth Test in Edgbaston, the Indian cricket team bowlers toiled hard on Day 4 in the second session without any success. The likes of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur gave their all but could not scalp a single wicket as England openers Zak Crawley and Alex Lees batted with ease. The latter also scored a half-century in just 44 balls as the Edgbaston pitch looked increasingly easy to bat on under a glowing sun.
Iceland scored in both halves, with Emilia Oskarsdottir netting a second-half brace at the Jessheim Stadion. It was a promising start for India as they got engaged in an intense mid-field battle that saw winger Anita Kumari take an early crack from wide right, which was saved. Both Anita and India goalkeeper Melody Chanu were impressive in the first half.
A squad of 14 players has been confirmed for Ireland's T20 international against New Zealand at Stormont later this month.