The hitters in the second innings didn’t put in any effort at all, and the bowlers didn’t have any effective strategies or plans to implement when they were bowling in the second innings. These were two of the main reasons why India suffered such a humiliating defeat at Edgbaston.
Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root both scored centuries without losing a wicket to lead England to an emphatic victory over the Indian cricket team on the final day of the rescheduled fifth Test match that was originally scheduled to take place in England. The Indian cricket team was humiliated and lost by seven wickets.
This is England’s fourth consecutive victory on home soil, and it is the same number of victories that have been achieved under the direction of captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. The ultra-aggressive strategy that England used contributed to their triumph, although India is ultimately to blame for their team’s failure to win.
The hitters in the second innings didn’t put in any effort at all, and the bowlers didn’t have any effective strategies or plans to implement when they were bowling in the second innings. These were two of the main reasons why India suffered such a humiliating defeat at Edgbaston. Not only have well-known players under performed, but so have a number of younger players, the success of whom is crucial to the Indian team’s long-term prospects.
The Indian team has now suffered a defeat in an away Test match for the third time in a row since Rahul Dravid took over as head coach, and things are most certainly not going according to plan at this point.
The team not only missed out on the chance to improve their percentage points in the World Test Championship table, but they were also docked points due to their slow over rate, which led to them falling to the fourth spot. As a result, their fierce rivals in Pakistan moved up to the third spot, which was previously held by India.
After India was given a penalty for slowing down the over-rate during the Edgbaston Test, Pakistan was able to move up in the rankings of the ICC World Test Championship and take the lead. As a result of India’s poor over-rate against England in the rescheduled fifth Test, not only have they been docked points, but they have also been hit with a fine equivalent to forty percent of their match cost.
As a result of the points deduction, India have moved down to the fourth position in the ICC World Test Championship rankings, passing Pakistan. Following the penalty, India now has 75 points, giving them a point percentage of 52.08, putting them only a hair behind Pakistan’s 52.38 percent.
The current standings for India in the WTC show that they have lost four matches, won six, and drawn two.
Australia and South Africa continue to maintain the top two spots respectively and are in a strong position to go to the final of this second cycle of the World Table Tennis Championship.
Due to England’s significant improvement in recent matches, they have now won four games in a row, and as a result, they have moved up to the seventh position on the standings for the World Test Championship.
They currently have a record of 5 victories, 7 defeats, and 4 draws, giving them a total of 33.33 victories and a percentage point total of 33.33.
