The thrill is at the peak before the second Test match to be played between India and England in Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 2. After the defeat in the Handingley Test, Team India is looking for a return under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. England won the first Test 371 -run record target. Now India needs to equalize the series and make a strong start in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle.
India’s record in Edgbaston is very bad
India’s Test record in England has been nothing special. India has played a total of 169 matches in all formats in England so far, winning only 9 Tests, 45 ODIs and 6 T20 matches. But if we just talk about Edgbaston, then the figures are even more disappointing. India has played 8 Test matches on this ground so far, but not a single one has won.
India played its first Test here in 1967, but the victory has not yet been won. However, India has done well in ODIs here, where 8 out of 12 matches have been won.
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India’s Edgbaston Test Record
India has played 8 Test matches in Edgbaston so far. Out of which only one match has been able to draw the Indian team. Team India has suffered defeat in all the remaining 7 matches. That is, India has not tasted victory in Edgbaston till now. At the same time, England have played 56 Test matches so far on this ground and won 30. He has suffered defeat in 11 itself. The 15 matches ended at the draw.
Indian batsmen average in Edgbaston (in Test)
If you look at the average of Indian batsmen in Edgbaston, KL Rahul is only 8.5, while captain Gill has an average of 10.5. Pant is the only player whose average is above 100 here. The average of Jadeja is more than 60. Among the bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 5 wickets on this ground. Siraj has taken 4 wickets.
England (playing XI): Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Josh Tung and Shoaib Bashir.
India: auspiciousMan Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Akash Deepa, Kuldeepa.