India vs England Highlights 5th Test Day 1: Rishabh Pant's magnificent century powers IND to 338/7 at Edgbaston

Edged and gone! Anderson gets rid of Shubman Gill, who edges it to Crawley at second slip. He probably could have left it! Gill falls for 17.

IND 27-1

5.1: What a shot! Gill looking in fine touch! Broad bowls it short and Gill pounces on it with a pull towards square leg. The young Indian had all the time in the world.

5.3: Another one! Gill plays it with soft hands and it goes past the slip cordon. Four runs in the third man region and that's Gill's fourth boundary in first six overs.

IND 26/0

Beaten!!! A wobbled-seam delivery from Anderson and it generated some extra bounce as well. Pujara caught by surprise as it travels to Billings behind the sticks.

IND 18/0

Shot of the morning! Gill produces an effortless shot down the ground. Anderson dished out a half volley and Gill was in complete control of the stroke.

IND 17/0

Absolutely straight! Pujara gets off the mark with a solid drive down the ground. Not a huge backlift or followthrough. Pujara hits it with the full face of the blade. Four runs!

IND 11/0

2.3: Just shy of Bairstow at third slip! Gill edged it but played it gently… and Anderson's fullish delivery didn't carry to Bairstow in the slip cordon.

2.5: Anderson bowls it at Gill's legs and it deflects off the Indian's pads. Two runs towards fine leg... leg byes!

IND 7/0

Broad bowls one on the leg stump and Pujara flicks it to mid-wicket. But it's a dot ball. Both English pacers haven't forced either Indian opener to play most deliveries so far.

IND 5/0

Stuart Broad starts from the other end but oversteps on his first ball. He is up against Pujara, who has opened in eight innings with 395 runs under his belt.

IND 5/0

Four to end the over and Gill's account is underway! He produces a graceful shot, clipping it towards mid-wicket. First runs!

IND 4/0

Anderson targetting the fifth stump channel but Gill is happy to leave the first four deliveries. Warm-up for Billings behind the sticks.

IND 0/0

Ben Stokes leads out England as Edgbaston witnesses the start of the much-delayed fifth Test. Anderson starts off proceedings with the ball. Shubham Gill faces the first ball on an overcast morning at Edgbaston. Let's play!

England, on the other hand, have compromised on the batting depth with Overton out of the eleven. But Stokes and co will rely heavily on James Anderson, who can dish out magical spells at Edgbaston. The one-off 'decider' is just minutes away from the start! Players are heading to the ground for the national anthems. Stay tuned for Live updates...

Pujara set to open with young Gill! The seasoned batter has been entrusted with the role after a stellar County run with Sussex. India haven't gone with a second spinner in Ashwin. Fast bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur becomes the fourth pacer, with Jadeja being the lone tweaker in the eleven.

"I think he (Bumrah) is a very thoughtful individual, understands the game very well. Also he commands the respect of the team, which is very important as a leader. Bowling changes, field changes obviously will only get better with time. It's a new challenge," says Rahul Dravid.

"It's not easy for a fast bowler to captain, he's got to think about his own bowling too. Have had a few conversations with him, and told him that we need him more as a bowler."

India Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah(c)

“It's a good feeling (to be captain) and is a big privilege. Can't get better than this. Excited and looking forward to this. Very happy with the preparation. Wanted to spend a lot of time and get used to the English conditions, as we came back from T20s,” says Bumrah.

“Happy with the preparation, now it's for the mental side to take over. Four bowlers - myself, Siraj, Shardul and Shami along with Jaddu as the all-rounder.”

England's Playing XI: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Sam Billings(w), Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson

England have won the toss. Ben Stokes opts to field at Edgbaston

Rain threat looms large with showers being expected on the opening two days. As per weather.com, temperatures will hover around 19° C. The chances of rain stand at 36 per cent during the day.

While the spotlight remains on Jasprit Bumrah, former skipper Virat Kohli will be itching to end his much-talked-about century drought. Kohli was the captain for the previous Test matches of the series. 

The star batter is just 40 runs away from becoming the third Indian batter to score 2,000 runs against England in men’s Test cricket.

England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Sam Billings (wkt), Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson

England have recalled James Anderson, who missed the conclusion of England's series whitewash of New Zealand. England's all-time record Test wicket-taker will be licking his lips in the seaming conditions. Anderson replaced Jamie Overton in the eleven.

"Jamie got his opportunity to show what you can do on a cricket field and he gave the best account possible of himself," England captain Ben Stokes told reporters on Thursday.

While India are under-cooked for the delayed Test, England head into the game with a series sweep against New Zealand. following a superb start to life under their new leadership duo of Stokes and red-ball coach Brendon McCullum during the recent whitewash of Test world champions. Edgbaston will witness two new skippers writing the climax of a riveting series. 

India are 2-1 up in the series which could not be completed last year because of Covid-19 cases in the India camp ahead of the final match at Old Trafford. 

Nine months hence, Bumrah is set to wear the captain's armband as the team looks to seal series on the English soil. India are on the brink of securing their first Test series victory in England since 2007.

Mayank Agarwal has joined the squad as cover and India also have stumper-batsman KS Bharat and middle-order batter Hanuma Vihari in the ranks.