Jonny Bairstow and Virat Kohli: The beginning of the third day of the Test match between India and England (IND vs ENG) being played at Edgbaston started with a debate. Only a few overs were bowled in the first session and there was an altercation between Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow. The matter had escalated so much that even the umpire had to intervene. Now Bairstow has spoken on this debate with Virat.
After the end of the third day's play, Bairstow said, 'We have been playing against each other for 10 years. This is a kind of fun activity. We are playing Test cricket and we are both competitive. We have to give our best. You want to take your team forward in the game and do whatever is necessary for that. It is part of the game.
This incident happened in the 32nd over of England's inning. To divert Bairstow's attention, Virat was constantly commenting while standing in the slips. When Bairstow retaliated on this, Virat got furious. An altercation started between the two. In the last, Virat Kohli signalled to Bairstow to bat silently. After this, the umpire intervened.
Team India has played three days so far in Edgbaston on the driving seat. After these three days affected by rain, the Indian team seems to be in a strong position. Team India's total lead has become 257 runs. By the end of the third day's play, the Indian team has scored 125 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Cheteshwar Pujara (50) and Rishabh Pant (30) are present at the crease.
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Tweets from Virender Sehwag, Jimmy Neesham
However, on social media, there was a lot of criticism of Virat Kohli about why he teased Jonny Bairstow. Because after this incident Bairstow batted brilliantly and scored hundred. Former Indian team opener Virender Sehwag also made a tweet regarding the same thing. He wrote that Jonny Bairstow's strike rate before sledging - was 21, after sledging - 150. Playing like Pujara, Kohli made Pant unnecessarily sledge.
New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham has also tweeted about this incident. He has written that why the opposition team keeps bugging Jonny Bairstow, he becomes 10 times better than this. Give them gifts every morning, and tell them you've parked their car during their batting. Make them happy by doing anything. Jonny Bairstow played brilliant innings of 106 runs in 140 balls during this period. He hit 14 fours and two sixes during his innings.