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Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow stunning onslaught denied India the historic win at Edgbaston as England romped Jasprit Bumrah-led side by seven wickets in the rescheduled fifth and the final Test to level the long due five-match series 2-2 on Tuesday.
Bairstow (114 off 145) unleashed the beast in him as he clobbered centuries in both the innings which was brilliantly coupled with another ton from teammate Joe Root (141 off 172) as they made the light work of India's 378 target with seven wickets to spare on Day 5 of the final match.
Meanwhile, 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar and former India explosive batter Virender Sehwag lauded England for their stunning victory against India.
Tendulkar tweeted, "Special win by England to level the series. Joe Root & Jonny Bairstow have been in sublime form and made batting look very easy," batting great Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter. "Congratulations to England on a convincing victory."
Sehwag too joined Tendulkar in praising England as he tweeted,"India have quite a few issues to address, only Pujara & Pant from the top 6 scoring runs and Jadeja batting brilliantly, but need batsman to be in form. Bowling in the fourth innings was absolutely listless".
Meanwhile, Mohammed Azharuddin, Wasim Jaffer and Irfan Pathan too took to Twitter and hailed England.
