The fifth test match between India and England has started in Dharamshala. However, before this test match, some England players went to the Dalai Lama’s house in McLeodganj. A total of 6 England players went to the Dalai Lama’s house in McLeodganj.

These six players are – Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Daniel Lawrence, Tom Hartley and Gus Atkinson. Not only this, England team’s assistant coach Marcus Trescothick was also with the team. England Cricket announced this on its official social media account.

Here is England Cricket’s tweet:

An incredible honor to meet his holiness, the @DalaiLama

England players and management attended his residence in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala. pic.twitter.com/lW95xKbH7s

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 6, 2024

Both teams would like to win the fifth test.

So far, four Test matches have been played between India and England in which the hosts are ahead 3-1. England won the first test played in Hyderabad. In this match, all the players from England performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team.

However, after losing the first Test, the Indian team made a good comeback in this series and won three consecutive Tests. The performance of the England team in the fifth Test match has been quite disappointing on the first day of the game. England were all out for 218 runs in their first innings. For India, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets. Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket.

The spinners of the Indian team bowled very well in the fifth test also. Let us tell you, this match is very special for the experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of the Indian team. This is his 100th international test match. Ravichandran Ashwin would like to bowl well in the second innings of this match also. At present, till the end of the first day’s play, India has scored 135 runs after losing one wicket in its first innings.