Only four Indians have scored a century at Edgbaston, two players are still part of the team
India vs England Edgbaston Test: India has played seven Test matches at Edgbaston and has scored four centuries so far. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja have scored centuries on this ground.
The second match of the ongoing five-match Test series between India and England will be played at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, starting on July 2. After the crushing defeat of five wickets in the Leeds Test, Team India would like to make a comeback in this match at all costs. However, the Indian team's record at Edgbaston has been very disappointing.
Four Indian batsmen have scored centuries at Edgbaston India has played seven Test matches at Edgbaston and has scored four centuries so far. Indian batsmen had scored five centuries in the Leeds Test. In such a situation, the names of more players can be added to Edgbaston this time. This ground is special for Rishabh Pant as he has already scored a century here.
Indians who have scored centuries at Edgbaston include names like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. Sachin and Kohli no longer play Tests, while Pant and Jadeja are part of the Indian team this time too. Sachin scored 122 runs on this ground in 1996, while Virat scored 149 runs here in 2018. At the same time, in 2022, two centuries were scored on this ground from India. Pant scored 146 runs and Jadeja scored 104 runs.
Pant scored 134 runs and 118 runs in the Leeds Test. In such a situation, the team will expect a good performance from him in this Test match as well. Apart from him, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 101 runs, Shubman Gill scored 147 runs and KL Rahul scored 137 runs.
Edgbaston is considered to be England's impregnable fortress. In the last 123 years, no Asian team has won on this ground. India has played 7 Test matches here so far, out of which it has suffered a crushing defeat by an innings margin thrice. In such a situation, Team India not only has the challenge of defeating England, but there will also be pressure to change history.
In the first Test, England successfully chased 371 runs against India at Headingley ground in Leeds and won by five wickets. With this win, the English team is ahead 1-0 in the series. If England wins at Edgbaston as well, it will take a strong hold on the series even before the third Test starting on July 10 at Lord's.
