Virat Kohli had a fight with Bairstow on the third day of the only Test match played at Edgbaston. This angered the Yorkshire batsman so much that he went after the Indian bowlers, scoring an all-out century to help England recover from 84/5 to 200/6 by lunchtime. Meanwhile, in the end, Kohli had the last laugh as he played his role to the fullest with a catch of Bairstow off Shami. And then he celebrated in his own style as the batsman walked off the pitch.
It all started from the second day itself as Bairstow was seen chatting with Kohli, although everything seemed fine this time. But on the third day, Bairstow was continuously beaten outside the off-stump by Mohammed Shami. Then Kohli said something to him on which he retaliated. This angered Kohli; After this he opened his tongue on the batsman.
It seems to have provoked the Yorkshire batsman who then ripped apart the Indian bowling lineup with a scintillating century. The innings had ‘Bazzball’ written as he was all out, going first behind Mohammed Shami and then attacking Mohammad Siraj. He was eventually dismissed for 106 off 140 balls as Shami had the last laugh.
The sensational Shami has done for India, he has been rewarded for his world class bowling! pic.twitter.com/faycZtlp2r
— mufaddal vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 3 July 2022
The first session of the third day’s play in the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India Sunday got the box-office in a dramatic fashion – a flurry of boundaries, a wicket, two fallen catches, a brilliant catch and a few words exchanged.
At the end of it, proceedings were stopped early due to rain, Jonny Bairstow went back, just nine runs away from his third Test century in as many matches, and England reached 200/6 in 45.3 overs in the fifth match of the year. . India trail by 216 runs till lunch.
It was a session where Bairstow abandoned his cautious demeanor from Saturday to embrace the aggressive avatar associated with him under the newly-invented buzzball influence of England.
The day began with the delivery of Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah looking dangerous as they beat both the outer and inner sides of Stokes and Bairstow multiple times. In between, Bairstow exchanged words with Virat Kohli, who was fielding in the slip cordon.
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