Former England pacer Stuart Broad celebrated his thirty ninth birthday with a cake within the commentary field in the course of the fifth day of the primary Check between England and India. The 2 groups are taking part in the opening Check of the five-match collection at Headingley, Leeds.
Stuart Broad was within the commentary field on the fifth day as former England captain Nasser Hussain offered him with a birthday cake. In an cute video posted by England Cricket on Instagram, Broad may very well be seen blowing on the cake which had no candles with a smile on his face.
“39 years of age. Pleased Birthday,” Nasser Hussain mentioned on air.
Nasser additionally informed on air that Stuart Broad spilt cake on his trousers as the previous pacer was seen wiping it off.
Watch the video of the identical beneath –
Stuart Broad made his worldwide debut in 2006. He went on to play 167 Exams, 121 ODIs and 56 T20Is for England in his profession. Broad had an immaculate Check profession, bagging 604 wickets at a median of 27.68 with 20 five-wicket hauls to his title.
England in charge of chase on Day 5 at Headingley
In the meantime, England are in full management on the continued fifth day of the primary Check at Headingley. The hosts, chasing 371 within the fouth innings, started the day on 21 for no loss with openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett on the crease, needing 350 extra runs to win with all wickets intact.
The openers have gotten the hosts off to a stable begin within the chase and are trying comfy on the crease. On the time of writing, England are at 109 for no loss from 28 overs, requiring 262 extra runs to win as the primary session is in progress. The Indian bowlers, who would have aimed for fast breakthroughs within the opening session, have discovered the going troublesome to this point, unable to even break the opening stand.
Notably, England had beforehand chased down a goal in extra of 350 in a Check match at Headingley in 2019 towards Australia, once they had a goal of 359 runs within the fourth innings efficiently, successful the sport with only one wicket to spare.
Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee

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