Virat Kohli had to sledge Jonny Bairstow heavily, became a threat to Team India

IND vs ENG | India are in a strong position in the match on the third day of the fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston. India had scored 416 runs in their first innings thanks to centuries from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. In response, the England team lost its 5 wickets on the second day of the match itself. On the third day, the England team got off to a good start with a score of 84/5. But seeing the partnership between Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, the former India captain did not stop and he started sledging against Bairstow.

In the 32nd over of England's innings, there was a lot of heated argument between Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow. Virat Kohli was indicating to Bairstow to be silent, then the same Bairstow also did not keep quiet and appeared to keep his point.

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Seeing the atmosphere heating up between Kohli and Bairstow, umpire and England captain Ben Stokes came in the middle and asked both to remain calm. However, after a few overs, both the players were seen laughing. But in the midst of all this, Jonny Bairstow who was in excellent form in the recently concluded series against New Zealand. Once again against India too, he was seen gaining momentum. Actually he was struggling to score runs at the beginning of the innings against India. But after the argument with Kohli, he is playing aggressively.

England batsman Jonny Bairstow was instrumental in England's victory against New Zealand. He scored a total of 377 runs in four innings with two centuries and an unbeaten 71. He also scored a half-century in the fifth test match against India. England lost a wicket in the third day's play in the form of captain Ben Stokes. He was dismissed for 25 runs in 36 balls.