By News18
A funny conversation unfolded between star India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and England pacer Chris Woakes, which has gone viral on social media, where the duo is seen discussing a rough patch on the pitch, with Jadeja reiterating that his spikes weren鈥檛 responsible for the wear and tear.
The England pacers weren鈥檛 able to extract much from the pitch as India Test skipper Shubman Gill (168 batting off 288 balls) and Jadeja (89 off 137) made the most of the ideal batting conditions with a 203-run partnership off 279 deliveries.
Woakes, thus, was pretty much bemused by the condition of the pitch on just the second day of the game.
鈥淚 was coming from here,鈥 Jadeja said while pointing to a part of the pitch with his bat. 鈥淟ook what you have done, mate,鈥 Woakes replied. 鈥淚 won鈥檛 bowl there anyway. Why would I do that? My focus is on batting,鈥 Jadeja chuckled.
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鈥 Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 3, 2025
鈥淔altu ka aisa mindgames chal raha England ka aur Jadeja ne kaafi aisa mindgames khela hai (England are playing unnecessary mindgames, but Jadeja has played quite a few as well),鈥 Varun Aaron said on commentary.
With no help from the track, England had resorted to the short ball plan against Gill and Jadeja, but that did not work for a major part of the morning session.
Josh Tongue finally got the much-needed breakthrough late in the session with a short ball that Jadeja could not control to be caught by wicket-keeper Jamie Smith.
Amid bright sunshine at Edgbaston, Jadeja resumed his innings with a crisp back-foot punch through the cover and a cut off Ben Stokes.
Later in the session, Gill also swept Bashir for a six behind square. Jadeja too got into the act and stepped out to smash Bashir for a maximum over mid on.