India has displayed a commanding show with the bat against England on Friday (Day 1) of the Edgbaston Test. Netizens are delighted with Rishabh Pant's century and Ravindra Jadeja's 50.
It has been an excellent recovery for Team India in terms of batting on Day 1 of the fifth and final Test against England. Playing at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday, the visitors recovered from an unimpressive batting collapse early in the innings. While Jasprit Bumrah and co have neared 350 runs on a tricky-looking surface, which seems to be a healthy total so far, much of the credit goes to wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for his centurion innings. At the same time, he was duly aided by all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Meanwhile, netizens were amused at the duo's partnership and lauded them.
Do love Rishabh Pant in Test cricket 🔥🔥
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)Winning the toss, English skipper Ben Stokes opted to bowl first, with the conditions looking overcast and gloomy. However, the Indians were off to a rattling start, losing wickets at regular intervals. At 53/2, a rain interruption forced an early lunch while they were down to 98/5 in the second session.
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Ravindra Jadeja the batsman has been excellent ever since the start of the World Test Championship 👌
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)Thereon, Pant (146) and Jadeja (70*) took control of the innings and produced a robust 222-run stand to bring India back into the game. During the post-tea session, Pant slammed his fifth Test century off just 89 deliveries and looked well on course to reach the fastest 150 against England, only to fall four runs short after being dismissed by off-spinner Joe Root.
A superb innings by at a crucial time! Scoring 100 in just 89 balls is truly commendable. Great teamwork from as well by scoring a fifty and building the partnership. pic.twitter.com/5rglV8urql
— Jay Shah (@JayShah)With his knock, Pant scripted some records:
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Box office stuff from Rishabh Pant. One of the best counter-attacking innings that one will ever see. One special player.
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad)Before Pant's dismissal, Jadeja played a steady innings, reached his half-century, and stayed unbeaten on 83, while India was 338/7 at stumps on Day 1. For England, seamer James Anderson has bagged three,
Brief scores: IND 338/7 (Pant- 146, Jadeja- 83*; Anderson- 3/52) vs ENG.