IndiaDomination in EDGBASTON test continued on 4 days Shubman Gill The fort was held with another fluent knock, pushing the lead after 470. Rishabh PantEntertaining cameo operated a sharp scoring phase, India was ready to go on a sharp announcement and one. EnglandHowever, Ravindra jadejaAfter the dismissal of the pants, unexpectedly unconscious perspectives have increased eyebrows, fans and experts have questioned the intention in the second season. There are 40 overs left and already in a giant lead hand, India’s dull progress has reduced the commanding performance slightly.
Ravindra Jadeja’s ultra-defensive batting draw backlash
As the head of India did balloons in the last 460, Ravindra Jadeja’s Go-Slike approach had made the audience to scratch his head. In a phase when aggression was expected, Jadeja scored only 12 off 42 balls, showing no request despite India’s strength state. Jadeja’s method is even more surprised with 58 balls out of 65 of the pants. On social media, the criticism was Swift: Fans called it “bizarre” and “ultra-defensive”, with 43 overs a day, many realized that India should play 20 quick overs, score 140 more, and announce. Instead, the innings entered a lulla. “Imagine if the pants were still batting – we will be 550 ahead so far,” a fan wrote. In another tweet, “Jadeja is a piece with 450 on board. Incredible!” Lack of intention to attack raised questions about sports awareness and match control. Instead of pushing for a win, India got stuck, which surprises the audience. The innings lost speed, and England were removed from the hook, at least temporarily.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Ravindra Jadeja needs to move forward with 450 with India and with the game.#ENGVIND
– Cricblog ✍ (@cric_blog) July 5, 2025
Jadeja literally has 0 game awareness and that is why despite playing for so long, never ran for any team captaincy, even CSK made him captain for some sports and then gave him a defeat. #ENGVIND #INDVENG
– prantik (@pran__07) July 5, 2025
Jadeja ensures that we lose all the speed obtained by pants.
He learned nothing from the previous match. Why we lost, there was a big reason for the exact performance in the second innings with the bat and ball and he is doing it again.
Whatever a cricket brain. #ENGVIND– Praveer Singh (@Pravir21) July 5, 2025
Ravindra Jadeja Bhai This is not a CSK match pic.twitter.com/wicycrhco9
– Snehal 🕊 (@snehalsays_03) July 5, 2025
Even after 15 years of cricket, trust Jadeja to understand the situation.
– ∆B ✨🎭 (@caughtatgully) July 5, 2025
Jadeja has zero match awareness to play cricket for 20 years
– Firdous (@urbanmonnk) July 5, 2025
Test is claimed to enjoy cricket, but Jadeja has no patience to see it
– Uncle Mambbo (@maiymbo) July 5, 2025
To see Jadeja should be one of the most disturbing batsmen (this does not mean that he is bad). You can be 1600/4 and he can still come out and block your first 50 balls, try to smack 51th, maybe connect and then go for 27 (55), but did not take time away from the game.
– @Adarshisit July 5, 2025
Jadeja has been a magnificent all rounder for India, but his game awareness is zero in playing with talender and in such situations.
– Anshu Peacock (@anshumor) July 5, 2025
In the first innings, Nitish over Jadeja and Nitish in the second innings makes Jadeja the most fun to bat.
– Rohit Shankar (@imrohit_SN) July 5, 2025
Shubman Gill’s Authority and Rishabh Pant’s chaos alliance to disintegrate England
Gill and Pants formed a partnership, which changed India’s second innings from consolidation to domination. Gill was the leading, elegant and efficient from the front as the captain – finding boundaries with liquidity and sending poor balls with merciless accuracy. His control over spin and pace stood uniformly as he moved forward rapidly in the 90s, with no sign of tent. At the other end, Pant brought chaos-pushay ramp, in and out of the fear and fearful sweeps kept the scoreboard racing.
With his 65 runs, only 58 delivery disturbed the English bowling unit, which was surrounded by his unconventional approach answers. His 110-Run stand in 92 balls was not only a statistical milestone, but a strategic masterstroke that killed any English hopes of return. Gill provided the spinal cord, pant the spar, together, he demolished the rhythm of England, praised for his coordination. The pants may be against the run run, but by then, the loss was done. Gill reached close to another test with another test with another test. His alliance reminded why Gill and Pant now have central figures in India’s red ball revival.
