India vs England 5th Test: Sourav Ganguly, other top officials to be present at Edgbaston stadium

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly (Source: Twitter)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly and other top officials are expected to come and witness India versus England Birmingham Test at Edgbaston Stadium. The fifth and final Test against India will take place from July 1 onwards at Edgbaston. The rescheduled match is a part of last year's five-match Test series that had to be delayed after the fourth Test due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp. India lead the series 2-1.

Before the match, sources told ANI, "BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and top officials are expected to come and watch India versus England Birmingham Test at Edgbaston Stadium."

India are on the brink of securing their first Test series victory in England since 2007. However, they face an England side riding high on momentum under the new leadership of coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes.

Match-day #TeamIndia geared up for the #ENGvIND Test at Edgbaston.  pic.twitter.com/f2OKErfx5x — BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2022

They swept New Zealand - the reigning ICC World Test Championship winners - 3-0 at home. India will only have played one warm-up match against Leicestershire heading into the Test.

England have adopted a high-risk, high-reward strategy under McCullum and Stokes, a move that helped them secure convincing victories against New Zealand.

Meanwhile, England won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the fifth Test.

Teams:

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)

England (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.