England, who threatened to win the 5th Test at home against India to level the series 2 – 2 (5), took the field for the first time under the leadership of Jos Buttler, who was announced as the new captain after the retirement of Ian Morgan. But after the return of captain Rohit Sharma, the team could not answer India, who performed brilliantly in batting and bowling, and the team lost 2 – 1 (3) in the 2 consecutive series of T20 and ODI and bowed at home.
Also, the team, which suffered a further setback due to the retirement of promising star Ben Stokes, is next participating in a cricket series against South Africa at home, consisting of 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and 3 Tests. Both the teams registered one win each in the first 2 matches of the first ODI series. At that stage the 3rd match to decide the winner was canceled due to rain and the trophy was shared 1 – 1 (3).
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In that situation, the next 3-match T20 series started from July 27. The England team, which reached the city for the first match which started in Bristol, was involved in intensive training. Then England’s star all-rounder Jonny Bairstow tried to train Sam Curran, another young England all-rounder, on his shoulder under the name of ‘training differently’.
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He tried to lift him with one leg like Baahubali, but he stumbled for a few seconds but he lifted him up with a full breath as if we had gone down to the field, it would be a shame to take it back. It was clearly seen that his body and face felt the extra weight for a few seconds while successfully lifting it. In the end, the video of him doing lifting exercises went viral on social media.
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But in the hours after the video was released, reports surfaced that Jonny Bairstow had pulled out of the nets session just minutes into the session due to a sprained knee while lifting Sam Curran on his shoulder. Because of that, he will not participate in the first T20 match against South Africa and the famous Daily Mail newspaper of England has officially reported. After seeing it, the fans asked Jonny Bairstow on social media whether it was necessary or not.
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Jonny Bairstow has clarified on his Instagram page that he is not injured and is ready to play in the first match against South Africa after knowing the untrue news and taunts from the fans. He also said that if he had been injured, how could he have lifted him, without even understanding it, he replied with a laugh that all the articles written in various categories were rumours.
Here is what he said about it on his Instagram page: “I am fit and fit to play in the first match. So all the articles published in this regard are just rumours. Maybe if I was injured, how could I have lifted Sam Karan? England fans are happy with this. And to recover from the successive defeats in the recent Indian series, the England team including Jonny Bairstow is ready to fight with all their might to win the trophy by performing very well in the T20 series against South Africa.
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