New Delhi: The first day of the rescheduled fifth Test between India and England started on Friday in Edgbaston. The play started on time but was then briefly halted due to rain. The stoppage also forced early Lunch and later the start of the second session was also delayed. The cricketing action had come to a halt due to incessant rains but this didn't stop the fans in Birmingham from having fun. Some fans were seen playing cricket with a tennis ball outside the stadium.
In a fun video posted by the Ind vs Eng official broadcasters on Twitter, a man can be seen bowling to a child who is batting using an umbrella instead of a cricket bat. Some fans can aloso be seen cheering for the players. The video has gone viral on social media.
The man who was bowling can be seen mimicking veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh's bowling action and later he celebrated the wicket by imitating Shikhar Dhawan's wicket-taking celebration.
Sharing the video, the official broadcaster captioned, "#Birmingham or #India, Baarish mein Cricket khelne ka feel hits differently. P.S. @harbhajan_singh, rate that action on a scale of 1-10 #ENGvIND #SonySportsNetwork."
Here's the video posted by official broadcasters...
The Indian team often struggles against England in red-ball format on English soil. On Day 1 of Ind vs Eng 5th test, the visitors lost 5 wickets for 98 runs. It seemed India would hardly manage to put 200 on board, but Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja batted exceptionally well with Pant scoring his 4th ton against England.
India scored 338 runs in 73 overs for the loss of 7 wickets on Day 1. This was the first time since 1990 that India scored more than 330 runs on the first day of a Test match in England.