Timesofindia.com in Birmingham:
The moment you get out of the Birmingham bus station, a lot of cab driver shouts, “Paaji, Paaji Jahan (brother from?)”. By pronunciation, you can exclude that they are not from India, but for them, an Indian face, shorts and mid-raise sneakers wearing “Paaji”. There are many industrial buildings with a quick right and endless graffiti towards the city. Local people call it “urban screw” and some artwork is noticeable in detail.The Indian cricket team will be camped in the city for 12 nights and will surely feel at home due to the “desi” touch, and regular “Paaji, Paaji” calls will definitely be a comfort note that they will be looking after losing the series opener in Headingley with five wickets. It was a sport that dominated for most periods of India in India, it was a game where five India batsmen scored a ton, it was a game where Jasprit Bumrah had chosen a five-wicket race, but it came out a game where England chased a record to move 1-0 in the series.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Questions raised, shots were fired, moved much back and the same old script began to play quickly as the first test of the five -match series. A series where Bumrah is expected to play only three tests and is likely to remember the second game in Birmingham to manage his charge. Plan B has to be transferred to fast action and when they do, Shubman Gill & Company needs to get their work together which is going to be a difficult road further.
Birmingham ahead of 2 tests between India and England (Photo Credit: Timesofindia.com)
Coach Gautam Gambhir has said that a win dressing is a happy dressing room. The victory has not come in the previous few tests – only one in the last nine – and this is the place where players need to keep their arms around each other. It is understood that in the change room, the mood and mood in the past are better that it was in the past and senior players like KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja are leading to keep the youth comfortable.
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Jadeja has found a new wingman for his coffee run in Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul is seen spending a lot of time with the youth. He is taking them out for food in the evening and continues to roam with Karnataka boys Karun Nair and Prasad Krishna. Gill has emerged as a very individual leader and when he learns and grows on the job, the acceptance is there and it is important that it lives in this way.
It is no secret that Australia did not have the best place to have a changing room and the situation further impressed the results. In England, India cannot afford to repeat at least one dressing room. Players need to focus on work at hand, and the dressing room vibe will only help them perform the best of their abilities in the middle.It is a very young and inexperienced Indian team. Most are playing Test cricket for the first time in this part of the world, but they showed that they have enough gunpowder to shoot in the opposition. Remember the shots that they should have taken, dropped the opportunities that were there to take, but will now look at the learning to take them to their strid and keep the eyes closed on the target – in the Birmingham Test where the “Paaji, Paaji” mantra will make them feel like a home.
