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Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin Takes Stunning One-Handed Catch During Training Session, Edgbaston Crowd Goes Gaga

Ravichandran Ashwin was not part of the India playing XI for the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England in Birmingham, but the veteran spinner still found ways to enthrall the Edgbaston crowd. During the lunch break on Day 4 of the Edgbaston Test, Ashwin was seen doing some fielding drills. During one catching drill, Ashwin took a sensational one-handed grab with the fans in the stands cheering him on. After completing the catch, Ashwin even celebrated, driving the crowd even more mad as they cheered for him vociferously.

"Wanted Them To Get 450": Ben Stokes' Bold Statement After Edgbaston Win

The Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum era in Test cricket has gotten off to the best start possible as the side have won their last four Test matches and what makes the feat more special is that they have chased more than 250 in all the matches. In the latest Edgbaston Test against India, England went on to chase 378 with seven wickets in hand in the morning session of Day 5. After the win, Stokes said that he wanted India to set a target of 450 to see what his side would have done.

India vs England: Joe Root Joins Elite Company With 737 Runs In Test Series

Joe Root has joined a select group of England players after making 737 runs in England's drawn Test series against India. The former England captain rounded off the campaign with a majestic 142 not out as, alongside Yorkshire team-mate Jonny Bairstow (114 not out), he guided England to their highest fourth-innings winning chase of 378-3 during a seven-wicket victory in the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The win saw England level the five-match series at 2-2. Only four other England batsmen have scored more runs in a series during the 145-year history of Test cricket than Root's tally in this campaign.

India vs England, 5th Test: Three Things We Learned From England's Historic Win

England defeated India in thrilling fashion to win the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday by seven wickets. Set 378, more than any other England team have made in the fourth innings to win a Test, the hosts achieved their target with more than two sessions to spare as Joe Root (142 not out) and Jonny Bairstow (114 not out) saw them to a victory that ensured the five-match series ended level at 2-2. AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from an enthralling contest:

Here's The Reason Why India Dropped Below Pakistan In WTC Points Table

India were on Tuesday fined 40 per cent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham. England won the match by seven wickets to level the series 2-2. The series spilled over to this year due to COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp last year. ICC match referee David Boon imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

"Let The Match Slip Away...": Skipper Jasprit Bumrah Underlines Reason Behind India's Loss To England In Edgbaston Test

India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday attributed his side's defeat to England in the rescheduled fifth Test here to the batting failure in the second innings, saying they let the match slip away from their hands after dominating major part of it. England rode on Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow's majestic centuries to thump India by seven wickets and register their highest-ever successful run chase in Test cricket. England overhauled the 378-run target in the morning session of the fifth and final day with Root and Bairstow remaining unbeaten on 142 and 114 respectively. "That's the beauty of Test cricket, even if you have three good days. We fell short with the bat yesterday and that is where we let the opposition in to let the match slip away from us," Bumrah said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

India vs England - "Can Always Look At Hindsight": Rahul Dravid Opens Up On Decision To Not Pick R Ashwin For Edgbaston Test

The Indian cricket team surrendered to a meek loss at the hands of England in the rescheduled 5th Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday, with the hosts chasing down a mammoth fourth innings target of 378 runs in around 2 sessions to inflict a demoralising and humiliating loss at the Indians. This is India's third straight loss in an away Test match in 2022 and signs are not great.

"Absolutely Listless": Ex-India Players React To Humiliating Loss In Edgbaston Test vs England

Cricketers and pundits slammed India's batting in the second innings as England batsmen Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root hit hundreds to thrash the tourists in the fifth Test on Tuesday. India fell to 245 all out to hand England a record victory target of 378, which the hosts achieved with two sessions and seven wickets to spare on the fifth day and end the Covid-delayed five-match series at 2-2. The in-form Bairstow (114) and Root (142) put on an unbeaten stand of 269 for the fourth wicket to pull out a sensational victory.

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Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin Takes Stunning One-Handed Catch During Training Session, Edgbaston Crowd Goes Gaga

"Wanted Them To Get 450": Ben Stokes' Bold Statement After Edgbaston Win

India vs England: Joe Root Joins Elite Company With 737 Runs In Test Series

India vs England, 5th Test: Three Things We Learned From England's Historic Win

Here's The Reason Why India Dropped Below Pakistan In WTC Points Table

"Let The Match Slip Away...": Skipper Jasprit Bumrah Underlines Reason Behind India's Loss To England In Edgbaston Test

India vs England - "Can Always Look At Hindsight": Rahul Dravid Opens Up On Decision To Not Pick R Ashwin For Edgbaston Test

"Absolutely Listless": Ex-India Players React To Humiliating Loss In Edgbaston Test vs England