Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Gareth Kople/Getty Image)

Timesofindia.com in Birmingham: On the eve of second test in Edgbaston, all eyes are on Jasprit Bumrah – Not only for his fiery mantra, but for that he will give exactly all convenience. Bharat captain Shubman Gill It was confirmed that Bumrah is available for selection, but fed up about the last XI, which is already adding intrigue to a decisive encounter. Gill told reporters on Tuesday, “We will call Jasprit Bumrah this evening. We will decide which spinner plays after seeing the pitch.” “Jasprit Bumrah is available. We are trying to find the right combination which can also choose 20 wickets and score runs.” After disappointing disadvantage in Leeds, selection is headed by India in this test with headache, where they give a strong position slip and failed to exclude England in the fourth innings. In the focus, with Bumrah’s charge management, India can be forced to reshuffle their bowling attack, which Gill admitted that it would not be easy.

Manika Batra of India (PTI Photo)

In the latest episode ‘On game ‘ Podcast, Preeti Dhaya, Star Indian Table Tennis Player hosted Manika Batra Talked openly about the emotional height and climb of his sports journey. Known for his fearless gameplay and pheny focus, Batra presented a rare glimpse in the experience of vulnerability and pressure athletes behind the curtain, especially in a cricket-fetus country where many other sports struggle for spotlight.play The focus on the stories of women and young athletes of India is to transfer the story. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!In this episode, Batra spoke openly about his 2024 Olympic Heartbreak, The Toll of Necklace, and raised his new determination in the next cycle. “At the time when we were in the camp, I trained so hard, we really worked hard,” he said. “It feels bad because after working so hard for four years, if you lose, it hurts. I was not satisfied, but I was still happy with my performance. It seems bad that I can’t bring a medal back, but now I have four years for La 2028.” The Olympian also shared what felt to remember its goals on the world’s biggest game stage.“Sometimes it seems that four years are not enough, and even a year before the Olympics, your heartbeat starts running. Last year felt bad to get out of the Olympics – when I came out of court, I spoke to my coach, I was crying,” she said Nevertheless, through his flexibility he said: “At that moment, it depends on how you take harm, what your mindset is. I have to focus on the team matches with me, so I had to focus on it. We played really well in the team’s matches – I would say that it was my best performance ever.” As she looks forward to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Batra remains one of the most bright hopes in India in table tennis. His visit is a reminder that is beyond medal and ranking, it is emotional patience and determination that actually defines the champion.

What can India and England expect from the pitch in Edgbaston in the second Test starting on 2 July? (Image by Matthew Lewis/Getty Image)

As India is ready to go to England in the second test of the five -match series in Edgbaston starting on July 2, focusing on the possibility of offering the surface of Birmingham and whether history can be re -written by visitors at a site where they never live.Since hosting his first Test in 1902, Edgbaston has watched 56 Test matches. In the last 10 trials in Edgbaston, the average-pancre scores have been 334. When India last played here, England successfully pursued a target of 378. Interestingly, the chasing teams have won in each of the last four tests at the site, suggesting that the pitch favor batsmen as the progress of the match. This number suggests a pitch that is flat out early before the progress of the match deteriorates, the batting becomes more difficult in the latter.