Team India Win Edgbaston Test: India beat England by 336 runs in the second Test to register a historic victory in Edgbaston. The Indian team has won the Test match on this ground for the first time in 58 years. Team India had set a huge target of 608 runs in the fourth innings in front of England. In response, England collapsed for only 271 runs. Captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir played a key role in this historic victory of the Indian team.

3 biggest reasons for India’s victory in Edgbaston Test

1- Correct selection of playing XI- Captain Gill and Coach Gambhir chose the best playing 11 for the second Test. In the absence of Jaspreet Bumrah, the captain and coach included a tremendous bowler as Akash Deep. After this, he gave a chance to Washington Sundar by not feeding Sai Sudarshan. Which went to India’s interest.

2- Akash Deep and Siraj’s deadly bowling- Fast bowlers Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj contributed a lot in this historic victory of India. Siraj and Akash bowled tremendously on this flat pitch of Edgbaston. Siraj opened the claw in the first innings. Siraj took 6 wickets. At the same time, Akash took four wickets in the first innings. After this, Akash took 6 wickets in the second innings. Siraj got a success there.

3- Gill’s unmatched batting- Captain Gill laid the foundation of the Indian team’s victory with his batting. After losing the toss, the Indian team, who came out to bat first, scored 587 runs in the first innings. Gill scored a great double century in the first innings. Gill scored 269 runs. After this, in the second innings, Gill took a century and took the team to a strong position. In the second innings, Gill scored 161 runs. Due to which India had set a mountain -like target of 608 runs in front of England.

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