ENG vs IND: England's Barmy Army mocks Virat Kohli after his dismissal on 3rd day of Edgbaston Test

England’s Barmy Army and Indian stalwart Virat Kohli share a love-hate relationship. A similar scene occurred between the two as the right-handed batter received a send-off from the English fans after being scalped by skipper Ben Stokes during the Day 3 of the rescheduled Test match between England and India.

As he was batting on 20, Stokes bowled an excellent delivery that took the edge of Kohli’s bat. Wicketkeeper Sam Billings went for the catch, but the ball popped out of his gloves. However, an alert Joe Root stationed at the first slip caught the ball and ended Kohli’s innings. As Kohli was walking back to the pavilion, Barmy Army was spotted chanting ‘Cheerio’ from the stands.

Here’s how Barmy Army gave send-off to Virat Kohli

Cheerio @imVkohli 👋 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Ash41UoJpA

— Jonny Bairstow’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) July 3, 2022

Talking about England vs India match, the visitors are in a strong position after having a lead of 257 runs in their second innings. At present, Cheteshwar Pujara (50*) and the left-handed batter Rishabh Pant (30*) are still at the crease with India crossing the 100-run mark in their second innings. The Three Lions have managed to scalp three Indian batters including Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, and Kohli.

Earlier in the match, team India was struggling big time with the bat in their first innings, but excellent centuries from Pant and Ravindra Jadeja ensured that the visitors breached the 400-run mark. While batting, none of the English players went on to score big runs except Jonny Bairstow who stroked an excellent hundred for his side as the Three Lions went on to score 284 runs in their first innings.

For India, skipper Jasprit Bumrah (three), Mohammed Shami (two), Mohammed Siraj (four), and Shardul Thakur (one) were successful bowlers. Team India now has a lead of 250+ runs in the second innings and will back themselves to cross the 400-run mark to give a huge target to chase to the home team. India need to win or draw the Test match to complete a famous series victory on English soil.