IND vs Eng First Test: The first Test played between India and England in the headingley of Leeds was full of thrill, balance and struggle. A total of 1671 runs were scored in this match which lasted for five days, 35 wickets fell, and till 15 sessions, both teams remained equal to winning. In the end, England won the match with 5 wickets, but the woman who was engaged in the real preparation to get this match done welcome. This woman is Jasmine Nichols, who prepared the pitch of Headingley.

Who are Jasmine Nichols?

The 28 -year -old Jasmine Nichols is the first female ground staff of the Headingley Maidan in Yorkshire, England, the team of Chief Groundsman Richard Robinson. It was not easy for him to step into this pitch -making field. She was associated with the event management before Kovid, but when the big events were stopped after Kovid’s epidemic, she started her career as a ground staff on Richard’s advice.

5 days match and great pitch

Talking about the pitch in the Leeds Test, India scored 471 runs in the first innings and 364 runs in the second. In response, England won the match by 5 wickets by scoring 464 in the first innings and 373 in the second. So many runs, so many wickets and such balance of sports are proof of how great Leeds pitch was. During the matches, there was neither a lot of bounce in the pitch nor did the batting or bowling see any unilateral advantage. Both batsmen and bowlers got a chance to equal, due to which everyone is praising Jasmine.

Inspiration for women’s ground staff

Jasmine is also famous in Birmingham outside Leeds. She has also been a part of the team preparing the female Ashes match played at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham, not only in the headingley. He told how he learned the nuances of preparing the pitch while working in small clubs and now she has become a well-known name in this field. Where many women like Jasmine in England are now joining the ground staff and are working as a pitch curator.

IND vs Eng Test: The thrilling victory against India in Hadingley’s Leeds Test has topped England in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​points. At the same time, the Indian team has suffered a big shock with the defeat in this first Test and it has slipped to fourth place.

The first match of the five -match Test series was played between India and England in Leeds. In the first match of the series, England have scored 12 points by defeating India by 5 wickets. With this victory, the percentage of victory of England has increased to 100. On the other hand, India has suffered a lot due to losing in this Test. After India’s defeat, no points got and its PCCC has now come down to 0.

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka status

This new Chakra of WTC started with the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test played in Gaul from 17 June. The match played between the two teams was a draw. Both teams got 4-4 points from that match, due to which their win percentage has increased to 33.33. This is the reason that Bangladesh is currently at number two and Sri Lanka in third place in the WTC table.

Indian team position in the last two cycles of WTC

The Indian team performed brilliantly in the WTC last season, due to which India was at number 1 position in 2019-21 and the Indian team was the finalist in 2021-23. This time the team has come to fourth place in the 2023-25 ​​cycle. Due to India’s continuous volatile performance in Tests and 6 defeats in the last 8 Tests, it has become necessary for the team to win every match to stay in the race for WTC final.

Indian team’s forward schedule

The second Test between India and England will be played from 2 July at Edgbaston, Birmingham. After this, the third match of this series will be held from July 10 to July 14 at Lord’s, the fourth match will be held in Manchester from 23 July to 27 July. The last and fifth match of this series will be played at The Oval from 31 July to 4 August.

After the tour of England, India has to play two-two Test series against West Indies and South Africa at home at the end of this year. These Tests against the West Indies will be played in Ahmedabad and Delhi, while Kolkata and Guwahati will host against South Africa.

Every match is very important for Team India. If India has to remain in the WTC 2025 final race under Gill’s captaincy, then India has no other option other than victory in the upcoming Test matches.

IND vs Eng First Test: Shubman Gill’s captaincy era against England began with a defeat in the Leeds Test of Hendigley. This match which lasted for five days was no less than a thriller film. In this match, India broke many records and achieved historical achievements. In the end, the Indian team lost by 5 wickets and the English team won this match. Every session of the match was full of thrill and the match seemed to be coming in India’s favor, but still India lost in the last moments.

This was Team India’s first Test after senior players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin after retirement in the Test. The kind of game this young team showed, indicating that the new generation is also fully prepared for matches, but some strategic and technical mistakes took away the match from India.

India had to face defeat due to strategy

The Indian team performed the best batting in the entire match. The team batsmen scored 835 runs in both innings. For the first time, in the history of Test cricket, Indian batsmen scored five centuries in a single match. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and KL Rahul scored a brilliant century while playing amazing innings. At the same time, Rishabh Pant also made ithar by scoring a century twice. Despite this, the Indian team failed to taste the victory.

Seeing the match, coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Gill’s strategy was clear that the team made a big score and brought England under pressure in the fourth innings. In the second innings, the team set 364 runs in front of the English team, which was the second largest target in history in the Leeds ground, but in the fourth innings, India’s most experienced fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj could not take a single wicket. Along with this, the fielding of the team was also very bad and disappointing. The players left many important catch, which gave the England team a chance to return to the game.

Maturity was not seen in the Indian team. India’s last seven wickets in the first innings fell for 41 runs and the last six wickets in the second innings fell to 31 runs, which proved to be the turning point of the match. This is the reason that India lost the match despite being completely dominated by England in the matches.

Now Team India has a great chance to return to the second Test starting on July 2 in Birmingham and winning this second Test is also a big challenge. After the defeat in the first Test, captain Gill and Coach Gambhir are being questioned whether they will be able to make the strategy more effective or will this necklace chase for a long time?

IND vs Eng First Test: The first Test being played between India and England in the leads of Headingley has reached the peak of adventure. The first innings of both teams have been completed and the match is now a thorn. While India had scored a strong score of 471 runs in the first innings, the England team also retaliated and scored 461 runs.

Although the score was almost equal, but during this match another case has come into the discussion and that was the attitude of the umpires about changing the ball, with which the Indian players were clearly angry with the field.

Pant and Gill angry over ball change

During England’s first innings, Indian players demanded the umpire to change the ball several times, but umpire Chris Ghaffni was seen rejecting it every time. Vice -captain Rishabh Pant was also seen showing the umpire about the ball, but the umpire still did not change his decision. Pant became so angry at this that he threw the ball in anger on the field.

At the same time, captain Shubman Gill and senior fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah also appealed to the umpire, but their point was also ignored by the umpire. The players said that the ball is no longer swinging and its shape has also deteriorated, in such a situation it was necessary to change it.

What is the condition of the match till now? India has a chance to win

After the three -day game, the match is going on, but at the moment the Indian team is looking a little ahead. Team India has scored 90 runs at the loss of 2 wickets till the stumps on the third day in their second innings and has gained a lead of 96 runs.

Captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul are currently present at the crease and if India bats well on the fourth day, then this lead can easily reach 300. With which it will be possible to give England a big goal in the second innings.

Waiting for first win after 2021

India won the Test match in England in 2021 for the last time, at that time the captaincy of the team was in the hand of Virat Kohli. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket just before the series against England, after which the team’s command was handed over to Shubman Gill.