India vs England Edgbaston, 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Rishabh Pant Century, Ravindra Jadeja 83* Put India On Top At Stumps

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Rishabh Pant hit a counter-attacking 146 off 111 balls as India made a strong fightback against England

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to post 338 for seven on Day 1 of the ongoing fifth Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

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India were reeling at 98 for five when Pant and Jadeja came to the rescue act and stitched 222 runs for the sixth wicket.

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While Pant eventually lost his wicket to Joe Root, Jadeja remained unbeaten on 83 before stumps were called on Day 1.

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Earlier, James Anderson and Matthew Potts had kept India under the pump by taking three and two wickets, respectively,

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after England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl in the match.

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Jadeja got the nod ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin for the game.

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Cheteshwar Pujara opened the batting for India in the absence of Rohit Sharma but scored just 13 runs before becoming the victim of James Anderson.

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Meanwhile, Virat Kohli's poor form continued as he scored 11 runs before losing his wicket to Matty Potts.

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Notably, Jasprit Bumrah leads the Indian side after Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday once again.

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