The comeback of international cricket post the Covid-19 pandemic has been marked by an excellent thrilling contest between West Indies and England, where the hosts were handed a 4-wickets-defeat by the determined Windies in the last session of the final day. Cricket enthusiasts round the world welcomed the resumption of live cricket and congratulated the West Indies team on their victory. Several stalwarts of the game, including Viv, Sachin and Lara, went on to social media to post the congratulatory messages:
Actor Hugh Laurie, of Dr House fame, commentator and cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle and journalist Rajdeep Sardesai also expressed their appreciation for the game
The second test of the series is scheduled to be played on 16th July at Manchester, where England would be quite eager to level the series.