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India Were "Justified To Do What They Did": Ravi Shastri On 5th Test vs England Being Postponed In 2021

The rescheduled fifth Test between India and England got underway on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham. At stumps on Day 1, India's score read 338/7 after a brilliant fightback by Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja that saw the former scoring 146 runs off just 111 balls. At one stage, India were 98/5, but Jadeja and Pant put a 222-run stand for the 6th wicket. The fifth Test was rescheduled after the final game last year had to be pushed back after a few positive COVID-19 cases within the Indian camp.

India vs England, 5th Test: Ravichandran Ashwin a victim of circumstances or conditions?

Ashwin finds himself out in the cold againThey say the more things change, the more they stay the same. One can apply that theory to the way Ravichandran Ashwin's spot becomes so dispensable every time India play in an away Test in SENA countries. Like the previous four Tests in the series against England in the UK, contested last year, he was left out again as India chose a four-pronged seam attack and the lone spinner's spot went to left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. Former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted his disgust in one sentence: "No @ashwinravi99!!!Ridiculous."

"Needs To Bring Discipline": Ravi Shastri Tears Into Young India Opener After Dismissal Against England in Edgbaston Test

Former India head Ravi Shastri was on Friday disappointed with the way India opener Shubman Gill was dismissed on day 1 of the Edgbaston Test against England. Shubman was dismissed for 17 by James Anderson as the young batter edged one to the slips after a decent start. Gill has played decent knocks in the past but is yet to score a Test hundred. He has often lost his wicket after being set and that is something Shastri is not happy with.

Stokes looks to bigger picture before long-delayed England v India finale

The next time someone talks about the future of Test cricket in sombre tones, as if its decline is as inevitable as coastal erosion, point them to the rearranged fifth Test between England and India that gets under way in leafy south Birmingham on Friday.

'Fried brain' and exposed technique: the curious collapse of Virat Kohli

In Kolkata in November 2019, Virat Kohli scored 136 against Bangladesh. Ostensibly, it was a routine event: Kohli’s 27th Test century, 70th in all international cricket and a mere continuation of his relentless excellence. Certainly, there was no indication of what would come next.

The key questions answered ahead of England's fifth Test against India

England will begin their re-arranged fifth Test against India on Friday morning, with question marks lingering over the heads of several players.

India vs England: I am backing England, if Virat Kohli plays like Joe Root is right now, we are in for a treat, says Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann has picked England as the favourites to win the crucial fifth Test match against India, starting July 1 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. The fifth Test was cancelled last year and had to be rescheduled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Indian camp. India are leading 2-1 from the series played in August-September last year. Four of the five Tests were played, with one ending in a draw. Many, including England's Moeen Ali feel that if the series was completed last year itself, India would have won. The current England Test team however is operating at a very high level and have just whitewashed New Zealand, the reigning World Test champions 3-0. The new captain-coach combination of Ben Stokes and Brendon MCullum have started their stints on a high. Former captain Joe Root who was the leading run-getter overall when India played 4 of the 5 Tests last summer is still in red hot form. Root scored 396 runs in 6 innings vs the Kiwis in the recently concluded Test series, with two centuries and a fifty and an average of 99.

"Shaz And Waz": Ravi Shastri's Pic With Pakistan Legend At Lord's Goes Viral

Former India all-rounder and head coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday shared a photo with legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram from Lord's in London. The picture has since gone viral. "Shaz and Waz at @HomeOfCricket yesterday. Great to catch up," Shastri captioned the picture. Shastri and Akram were dressed in similar suits and wore complementary pink ties. Fans loved the picture of the two cricketing greats twinning in style. The photo garnered over 8,500 likes and 150 retweets since Shastri shared it.

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India Were "Justified To Do What They Did": Ravi Shastri On 5th Test vs England Being Postponed In 2021

India vs England, 5th Test: Ravichandran Ashwin a victim of circumstances or conditions?

"Needs To Bring Discipline": Ravi Shastri Tears Into Young India Opener After Dismissal Against England in Edgbaston Test

Stokes looks to bigger picture before long-delayed England v India finale

'Fried brain' and exposed technique: the curious collapse of Virat Kohli

The key questions answered ahead of England's fifth Test against India

India vs England: I am backing England, if Virat Kohli plays like Joe Root is right now, we are in for a treat, says Graeme Swann

"Shaz And Waz": Ravi Shastri's Pic With Pakistan Legend At Lord's Goes Viral