The ball was finally changed after several rejections, then Jadeja made a fist-pump celebration in front of the umpire; VIDEO
India vs england, 1st test day 5: India vs England On the fifth day of the headingle test being played between Indian team After repeated requests, the ball was finally changed, while Ravindra Jadeja expressed his happiness in the entire drama manner. In front of the umpire, Jadeja celebrated the fist-pumping, on which the umpire Chris Gaffni also smiled.
On Tuesday, June 24, in Leeds’s headingley, a fun moment was seen on the last day of the first Test being played between India and England when Ravindra Jadeja’s insistence and the Indian team’s efforts paid off and finally the umpires approved to change the ball.
Since morning, Team India was trying to change the ball, as the seam movement from the ball stopped. But umpires Chris Gaffni and Paul Rifle rejected it again and again. Then came the 28th over, where the ball got stuck in the gauge. What was it then, the fourth umpire reached the ground with a box and India got a new ball. On this, Jadeja, while roasting the occasion, fisting in front of the umpire Gafni in fun. The umpire also smiled at this reaction of Jadeja and patted him back. The video of this fun moment has gone viral on social media and fans are very fond of it.
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,@imjadeja is all fired up as the umpire allows #Teamindia A Ball Change!
Is a breakthrough Around the corner? Will the next two sessions brings the wickets India needs?#ENGVIND 1st Test Day 5 Live Now Streaming on Jiohotstar 👉 pic.twitter.com/qkmykc6gdl
– Star Sports (@StarsportsIndia) June 24, 2025
Talking about the match, India scored 471 runs in the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (147) and Rishabh Pant (134) scored a brilliant centuries. England scored 465 runs in response, in which Oli Pope scored 106 and Harry Brook scored 99 runs. India scored 364 runs in the second innings. This time KL Rahul (137) and Pant once again batting (118) scored a century, but again India’s innings finally shattered and 6 wickets fell to just 31 runs. England got a target of 371 runs on the last day. According to historical figures, the Chase of 300+ runs in the headingley has been difficult, but England has done so in 2019 and 2001. Hence the match is at an interesting turn.
