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India Historic Win Against England: England’s Test coach Brendon McCullum described the decision to bowl first after winning the toss as the reason for defeat to India in Birmingham.

England coach Brendon McCullum said that the wrong decision to win the toss and choose bowling
Highlights
- England coach made a statement after defeat to India
- Wrong decision to bowl after winning the toss
- India’s batting underestimated
On the flat track, England gave India a chance to return after falling 5 wickets for 200 runs in the first innings. On the basis of Shubman Gill’s brilliant double century, India scored a huge score of 587 runs. While England fast bowlers appeared ineffective, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep understood Edgbaston’s pitch and with their brilliant bowling, the visiting team won the first innings with 180 runs in the first innings.

On the last day of the Birmingham Test, India registered a big win of 336 runs on the basis of 6 wickets in Akashdeep’s second innings. For the first time in Edgbaston, an Indian team has won the Test. In front of England, India set a huge target of 608 runs to win. It was impossible for him to win from here. McCullum said that he lost a chance at the time of the toss and lagged behind in the entire match.
McCullum told the BBC Test Match Special, “I think the game moved forward, we probably saw that toss and said if we lost a chance there and it is probably right.”
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