New Delhi: Team India showcased class with the bat to put a massive total of 416 runs on board in the Ind vs Eng 5th rescheduled Test at Edgbaston. In reply, England’s batting lineup couldn’t do much and were totally rocked by the Indian bowlers. Jonny Bairstow played an important role in taking the English team to 284. He played an inning of 106 runs with the help of 14 fours and 2 sixes.
Bairstow was batting very slowly in the beginning of his innings, but a heated argument between him and Virat Kohli changed his batting style drastically as he hammered the bowlers for some quick runs. The altercation between Kohli and Bairstow was termed as unnecessary by former Indian opener Virender Sehwag. Taking a funny jibe at the former India captain, Sehwag said that “Kohli’s sledging changed Bairstow from Pujara to Pant.”
Jonny Bairstow’s Strike Rate before Kohli’s Sledging -: 21
Post Sledging – 150Pujara ki tarah khel rahe thhey, Kohli ne pant banwa diya bewajah sledge karke #IndvsEng
– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 3, 2022
Apart from Sehwag, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neeson also trolled Kohli. Neesham said Bairstow becomes 10 times better with provocation.
In the 32nd over of England’s innings, there was a lot of heated argument between Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow. Virat Kohli was seen indicating Bairstow to keep quiet.
Seeing the atmosphere heating up between Kohli and Bairstow, umpire and England captain Ben Stokes intervened to settle things. However, after a few overs, both the players were seen laughing.
In the midst of all this, Jonny Bairstow who was in excellent form in the recently concluded series against New Zealand, against India too gained momentum and starred with the bat.