Former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif carried out a cruel excavation under the captaincy of Ben Stokes during the day 4 of the second test between England and India in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Kaif questioned the England captain on strategic decisions and said that he does not understand the campaign around his leadership skills.
England ended the day 4 (Saturday, 5 July) in deep trouble at 72 for 3. On the last day of the match, he has a challenging task ahead of him. The India is just seven wickets away from leveling the series. Mohammad Siraj gave a success for his team, while Akash Deep took two wickets before the stumps.
Never understood campaigning around Ben Stokes – Mohammad Kaif
Mohammad Kaif criticized Ben Stokes for not having additional fielders in slip cordon, despite many sides of Indian batsmen during the day 4. The cricketer-turn-commentator also reported that England’s victory in the first Test in Headingley was due to batteries, not Stokes captaincy.
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“I have never understood the promotion around Ben Stokes’ Captain. He decides to bowl on a flat track with sun shining, today with some life flying on the edges of the pitch but no extra slip. The batsmen did not take England to win the first test, but Stokes did not score many.
I never understood the campaign around Ben Stokes’s captain. He decides to bowl on a flat track with sun shining, today the pitch is flying with some life in the edges but there is no extra slip. The batsmen took England to win in the first Test but Stokes did not score several. Please inform whether I have …
– Mohammad Kaif (@mohammadkaif) July 5, 2025
Stokes could not have a significant impact with the bat in both innings of the first test. The left -handed batsman recorded just 20 and 33 scores. However, he took four wickets in India’s first innings.
Ben Stokes rejected Golden Duck in the first innings of the second Test
Ben Stokes made a forgetful outing in the second Test against India. He was dismissed for a Golden Duck in England’s innings. After India posted 587 on a large scale in its first innings, England was under pressure from the beginning. Team India captain Shubman Gill scored 269 runs in 387 delivery.
England’s top order fell in the last session of day 2, and things deteriorated as Mohammad Siraj rejected the root in the second place only.
With trouble in England, Stokes was expected to stabilize the innings. However, he was undo a sharp, small delivery from Siraj on his first ball, which caught the shore, and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant completed a simple catch.
Shubman Gill scored the second century of the match at day 4 in Edgbaston
Earlier on day 4, Shubman Gill scored the second century of the match. The 25 -year -old became the first Indian captain to break a hundred in a dual century and the same exam. England’s Graham Gooch scored 333 and 123 against India in Lord’s in 1990.
Gill crossed the long -lasting record of Sunil Gavaskar’s 344 runs by an Indian batsman in the same Test, which ended with a total of 430 match.
With a large -scale target in front of him, England’s chase left for a poor start. Mohammad Siraj hit the Crolie for a duck quickly, and the sky Deep then rejected Ben Docket (25) and Joe Root (6), making the new ball fully used.
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