ENG vs IND 2025: ‘England win looks unlikely now’ – Aakash Chopra on Edgbaston Test situation

According to Aakash Chopra, India has scored a significant enough first-inning total, and Shubman’s team might possibly win or tie. According to the cricket player-turned-expert, England’s chances of winning this match are slim.

In the first innings of the second Test match between India and England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Edgbaston, Birmingham, India scored an incredible 587. With a record-breaking 269 runs off 387 deliveries, captain Shubman Gill took the lead. Ravindra Jadeja (89) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (87) also made noteworthy contributions. England added just 77 runs at the close of Day 2 after losing three wickets. On Day 3, the tourists will have their work cut out for them as they are now 510 runs behind.

“You feel like you’re in a wonderful place because you’ve scored enough runs. If we go back in time to the history of Test cricket, it stands to reason that only Team India can win from this point on; if not, the game may conclude in a draw. “It seems unlikely that England will win from here,” Aakash Chopra stated on his official YouTube account.

But Aakash Chopra talked about how Test cricket has changed recently and how teams, particularly England, have scored runs quickly.

“However, things have changed dramatically because modern-day Test cricket has been played differently, the way people are approaching the game, and the speed at which it is going, and England is one side that does that,” he said.

Pitch conditions have become flatter, as you can see: According to Aakash Chopra, England’s batting-friendly conditions have improved, with flatter pitches to be found. Additionally, he forecasted that the third Test pitch at Lord’s would be suitable for batting.

“Regardless of whether you play at Headingley or Edgbaston, the pitches have flattened out. You will also receive a flat pitch at Lord’s, I’m suggesting. You have to play carefully in the classic and typical English conditions, which are part of history,” he remarked.

In order to promote run-scoring, the boundary sizes have been considerably lowered, the former India opener added.

“It’s not that hard to bat in these conditions. Because Bazball encourages you to play shots in the air, the Edgbaston limits have been maintained at 60 meters. The scoring rate should be quick, mishits should go for sixes, and you should have no trouble getting fours,” Chopra noted.