India needs to perform well in the second Test of the five-match series against Ben Stokes' England, which begins on Wednesday, July 2, at Edgbaston, after losing the first Test by five wickets. Given their terrible record at the location, India would have to rewrite history in order to tie the series. The visitors have a significant disadvantage, especially if Jasprit Bumrah is rested due to workload management.

Edgbaston has hosted 56 matches, with the side batting first winning 29 of them. The team bowling first has won the competition twelve times.

There have been 15 draws in the games. In 2011, England recorded its greatest score at the stadium, 710/7d, against MS Dhoni's India.

With a score of 72 against England in 2010, Pakistan holds the record for the lowest score. When England chased down 378 against India in 2022, they also had the greatest chase, which they easily won.

Edgbaston, India's record

In Birmingham, at Edgbaston, India has played a total of eight Tests, and the visitors have yet to win there. Out of eight games, India has lost seven and tied in one.

In their last game at the location, India suffered a seven-wicket defeat by England in the rearranged fifth Test of the five-match series in 2022.

Leading the way in runs

Joe Root has the highest number of runs scored at Edgbaston. With a high score of 142 not out, he has 920 runs in nine games, averaging 70.76.

With 231 runs in two games at an average of 57.75, Virat Kohli holds the record for runs at Edgbaston for India. In the 2018 Test, he struck a century against the Three Lions.

Wickets at the front

With 52 wickets in 14 games, James Anderson is the top wicket-taker in Tests at Edgbaston. Cheten Sharma has captured the most wickets for India at Edgbaston, with ten. In the 1986 Test match against England, he captured all of his wickets.

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