India have played 8 Test matches in Edgbaston and have not won one of them. His best result was a draw in 1986.
India does not defeat England in Edgbaston. Drawing a match is the biggest achievement of the visitor in Birmingham. All of this started in 1967. Nearly six decades later, one win increases India. The issue is not losing. But this is how they lose. Only twice they come within a distance from a win.
Gabba behind mind
Three out of seven of India are defeated by one innings. The last one was when Bazball was still looking for his feet. In fact, one can say that chasing 378, the 8th highest successful run chase in Test history, he sold the world on his idea. The nearest India won in Edgbaston in 2018, thanks to a Virat Kohli Masterclass, but he still lost by 31 runs.
However, away from home in the last few years, India has won the most in circumstances. The most important is Gabba win in 2021. Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami were all unavailable.
Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj were playing their third Test match. This was Shahardul Thakur’s first match after 3 years. T Natarajan and Washington Sundar were making their debut. Nevertheless, somehow, India won. It was one of the biggest exam win for any team away from home, that too with a seriously low side.
Steps to take time
Why is that victory important? For faith. Rishabh Pant and Gill played an important role in that victory. They know that it does not end until it is. Going down 0–1 in the series is not the end. Has not won the match in Edgbaston in 58 years. Jasprit Bumrah cannot play. Who cares? India has beaten strong sides without him.
When Team India has made their back against the wall, they have stood up not more often. fight. This is what it wants. Hunger to win, a point to prove. Sai Sudarshan and Karun Nair want to prove themselves for different reasons. Yashasvi Jaiswal will be hurting due to those dropped opportunities. Gill would like to create a legacy for himself. Siraj has not come out of Bumrah’s shadow; After all, what is a better place to do so?
India has got the talent to do all this, but what does it matter? Bumrah is undoubtedly the best bowler in the world, but he has won without him in the past. It is time for seniors and the youth is the time to show why trust has been done. Bumrah cannot always take them; For once, they have to take him.
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