“Cut -Copy-Paste” ,the exact words to describe India’s and especially Indian superstar speedster’s Jasprit Bumrah‘s dominance over England in the scorching afternoon in Vizag giving all the reminder of the havoc he created with the ball on the 2nd day in Hyderabad too. Jasprit Bumrah looked as if he was on a mission as he bowled to a particular attacking gameplan
There India lost the advantage but here on the back of youngster Yashaswi Jaiswal’s maiden double century and Jasprit Bumrah’s hostile spell of 6-45, India on Day 2 at Vizag stands in firm dominance having bowled out England for meagre 253 runs in respond to India’s 396 runs in the first innings having a total lead of 171 runs with Jaiswal and Rohit not out on crease after Day 2 and India hopes kept alive and dominant to square up the series 1-1 when they head to Rajkot for the 3rd test.
If morning session belonged to youngster Yashaswi Jaiswal’s heroic double ton , the afternoon session especially after lunch and tea belonged to Indian superstar speedster Jasprit Bumrah who with his hostile spell of top class fast bowling and a haul of 6-45 just over 15 overs proved that no ground or wicket in the world is unsupportive when he bowls with commitment and strength having proved this on Indian pitches who normally supports spin bowling a lot.
Jasprit Bumrah on a role in stopping England post lunch on Day 2 in Vizag
Jasprit Bumrah might have had a mighty special lunch on Saturday afternoon, The ball had begun to reverse swing and after an inspired bowling spell in Hyderabad afternoon a week ago there was no brainer that Indian skipper Rohit Sharma looking for wickets would turn to his star bowler Jasprit Bumrah and he delivered. Jasprit Bumrah came into play. He had earlier been hit for three consecutive boundaries by Crawley with the new ball. But now he worked over Joe Root and had him nicking to first slip.
That sequence of balls was bettered soon after as he thundered a 141.7 kph yorker past a well-set Ollie Pope to splatter the stumps as the hero from first match was just stunned stranded on the ground. It was the third wicket lost for 22 runs for England before Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes saw off the period of play before Tea but Jasprit Bumrah knew that a special bowling performance reckoned for him after tea and India had started to grip themselves firmly on English batters at stroke of tea.
Post Tea just as another stand was budding, Bumrah came back after the break to have Bairstow caught well at slip by Shubman Gill. In this period, he had some help from the other end with Kuldeep Yadav spinning one past Ben Foakes’ defence and having Rehan Ahmed caught at midwicket, with Gill pouching another sharp chance.
At 182/7, England were looking down and out before Stokes combined with Tom Hartley to counterattack the spinners. The duo added 47 in quick time forcing Rohit Sharma to turn towards Bumrah again.
The pacer delivered once again leaving Stokes bemused with one skidding through before Hartley went swinging and edging to give Gill his fourth catch of the innings. He wrapped it up by trapping James Anderson LBW to finish with figures of 6/45, to cap off an innings where he became the fastest Indian seamer to 150 Test wickets ending England’s innings on 253 all out making India’s 396 in first innings looking as a giant score.
Nothing changed in second innings as Jasprit Bumrah continued his carnage with reverse swing in England’s second innings taking 3 wickets making it nine in the match to give India a comeback victory by 106 runs over England and draw level the series at that moment of time which India further went on to decimate England and win by 4-1 margin especially after loosing in the first test at Hyderabad.
This performance from Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah on Indian soil where the wickets usually don’t support fast bowling stayed etched in the minds of skipper Rohit Sharma months after the series ended and has lauded Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah for the same.
Jasprit Bumrah’s spell at Vizag was unreal- Rohit Sharma
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has reflected on the memorable Jasprit Bumrah spell in the second test against England at Vishakhapatnam, which helped India to make a comeback in the series . The right -arm -pacer finished with nine wickets in the match and was eventually named the Player of the Match for his performance for his match winning efforts.
The men in blue had entered the second test at Vizag under the bit of pressure after loosing the first test the series opener, in Hyderabad . While India posted 396 in the first innings courtesy Yashasvi Jaiswal’s double ton, England on Day 2 were cruising at 114-1 after 22 overs courtesy Zak Crawley who was looking in good touch.
After Axar Patel provided an initial breakthrough, Jasprit Bumrah ran in with the old ball and decimated the English middle order. He set up Joe Root beautifully and had him caught in the slips, and then proceeded to bowl one of the greatest deliveries of his career to dismantle Ollie Pope. The English vice -captain had no answer to the searing yorker that saw his stumps being uprooted. The ace pacer was also responsible for the wickets of tailenders and Jonny Bairstow. He eventually castled Ben Stokes to wrap up the innings giving India a sizeable lead.
“That Bumrah spell at Vizag was unreal. On a flat pitch and 35-36 degrees, it is nearly impossible for a fast bowler to bowl that spell. And then comes Bumrah, who gets the ball to reverse both sides and brings the team into the game. I have never seen any fast bowler in India bowl the way he has bowled and got us those wickets,” Rohit Sharma said in an interview with team45ro.
“(Yashasvi) Jaiswal’s innings (209) covered half the percentage of the team’s score, while the next best was 30-40. For us to come back into the Test series and perhaps win the next three matches on the trot, someone had to put their hand up to bail the team out in the second match. And for the same, there was Bumrah and Jaiswal,” Rohit Sharma added.
Jasprit Bumrah continued his carnage with reverse swing in England’s second innings taking 3 wickets making it nine in the match to give India a comeback victory by 106 runs over England and draw level the series at that moment of time which India further went on to decimate England and win by 4-1 margin especially after loosing in the first test at Hyderabad.