The story of Edgbaston which is connected to Bumrah (photo: visionhaus/getty images)
What happened in front of Bumrah that day in Edgbaston? Why Team India cried and how blood tears cried? When the teams of India and England are once again on the same ground, then this question is bound to arise. It becomes necessary to know his answer. It is a matter of tour of Team India in the year 2022. This was the month of July, when the Indian team landed in Edgbaston to face England under the captaincy of Bumrah. It was expected that the story of victory should be written by forgetting the sorrow of the last 6 defeats. When a record target was set in front of England, India's hope of climbing that hope also woke up. But then what happened beyond those desires, it was really to make the tears of blood.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja's century made the atmosphere
In that Test match played in Edgbaston in July 2022, England won the toss and decided according to the mood of the ground. He decided to bowl first keeping in mind the history of the ground. India's first innings started. Gill and Pujara opened but could not add more than 27 runs to the board. Within 50 runs, both opener returned to the pavilion and on seeing it, half the team within 100 runs.
It seemed that no one can save India's first innings from being collapsed. But then Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja took the front. Together, both of them scored India's score to 320 for 6 wickets for 6 wickets. During this achievement, both batsmen completed their respective centuries. Rishabh Pant scored 145 runs in the first innings while Jadeja hit 104 runs. In the lower order, Jasprit Bumrah also played a useful innings of 31 runs, causing India's score to 416 runs in the first innings.
India leads 132 runs in first innings
In response to India's 416 runs, England scored 284 runs in their first innings. That means India got a big lead of 132 runs. Out of the 10 wickets of England in the first innings, 7 only Siraj and Bumrah took together. In this, Siraj had 4 wickets while Bumrah had 3 wickets.
India gives a record of 378 runs to England
India scored 245 runs in the second innings. In this inning too, Rishabh Pant scored 57 runs. Whereas in the top order, Cheteshwar Pujara scored 66 runs. India set a record target of 378 runs in front of England, including the lead in the first innings and the score made in the second innings. England had never chased such a big target on their land. In such a situation, India's hopes of victory were even more glowing.
England surprised by creating history, India cried blood tears
But, in cricket, there is that saying, until the last ball is thrown, any idea can be wrong. Something similar happened in this match. What did not do before, England showed the same by doing the same in Edgbaston that day. He created history by chasing a record target of 378 runs against India. Joe Root and Johnny Bairstow were instrumental in this run chase of England. Both these batsmen scored an unbeaten century and died by winning their team. And, in this way, the painful end of the match being considered a win under the captaincy of Jaspreet Bumrah.
