By News18
The stump mics have been kept turned up in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, catching various fascinating titbits of discussions between the players. In the Edgbaston Test, which concluded with a huge 336-run win for India on Sunday, one such chat between skipper Shubman Gill and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja went viral.
It happened during the partnership between Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith in the final innings. Gill, standing at slips, seemed to urge Jadeja to move the long-on fielder up to entice the English captain to loft one. But Jadeja gently denied it, explaining why that idea wouldn鈥檛 work.
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Gill was heard saying: 鈥淛addu bhai, usko bhi upar lelo yaar. Marne do ek aage badhke (Jadeja brother, bring him up too. Let him try hitting one by stepping out)鈥
Jadeja replied: 鈥淯sko udhar kuch kaam nahi hai. Atleast jaaye toh pakadne wala bhi toh hona chaiye niche. Khada toh udhar bhi kardo, but pakadne wala toh chahiye (He鈥檚 of no use over there. At least if the ball goes that way, someone should be there to catch it. You can place him there, sure, but there should be someone ready to catch).鈥
Although such conversations are normal between a captain and a bowler on the cricket field, it shows the interesting dynamic of constructive discussion to the audience. Gill and Jadeja starred in the win, with the former racking up 269 and 161 runs in the two innings and the latter also notching 89 and 69*, alongside one wicket, of Josh Tongue, in the last essay.
Stokes eventually got out to Washington Sundar鈥檚 well-disguised arm ball and Smith, though crossing 80 again, couldn鈥檛 take England close to the mammoth 608-run target.
This was India鈥檚 biggest win in overseas Tests. They鈥檒l next play at Lord鈥檚 starting from Thursday, July 10, with the series currently leveled at 1-1.