Why England still are strong in Birmingham Test Vs India:

Hi Friends, welcome to our review of the First day's play between India and England being played out in Birmingham, London. Well, to start with, India were in dire straits having lost 5 wickets before they could score 100. It therefore appeared that India are going to fold up soon. Enter Pant, who caused Pantemonium all around. Probably in the days to come, this word may be coined as Pant appears to be able to turn a match on it's head. With some neat hitting, fierce pulls and strokes all around, Pant raced to his century in less than 100 balls and got out while trying to reach 150. India were 338 for the loss of 7 wickets and we can think the tail can muster up a few more runs and reach 350. Beyond that, we don't see the tail wagging. If it does, it's a bonus. Coming back to the top order, once again the Openers failed to capitalize on their starts. Gill appeared to be in good firm until he gave catching practice to the Slip fielders. Pujara continues his woeful form. We are not sure why he is still being given a long rope. The rest of the batsmen should what their real capability is. Kohli got out in a funny way. If he continues to play like this, we can expect him to be dropped. Coming back to the scoreline, even though 350 may be a good one, it is not enough against Ben Stokes and Bairstow. Both really turned the tests against England in favor of England. We expect the same to happen, although if Bumrah and Shami get going, anything is possible. We have to wait till Second day on how this test may pan out. Still hats off to Pant for restoring Indian Pride!

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https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-2021-2022-1239527/england-vs-india-5th-test-1320741/full-scorecard

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