Jasprit Bumrah was in the middle of his first spell on Saturday morning when the camera panned to him standing at fine-leg. He was taking d...
Jasprit Bumrah was in the middle of his first spell on Saturday morning when the camera panned to him standing at fine-leg. He was taking deep breaths with his eyes shut. England’s openers were putting on a partnership and perhaps, he was trying to calm himself down and remain focussed on his plans.
Whatever it was, it did the trick. Bumrah got his first wicket of the innings with a wonderful delivery to Zac Crawley that was angled in and nipped away to take the outside edge. And by the end of the day, he had a five-for to his name along with a match haul of nine wickets.
The leader of India’s bowling attack had found his zone, leaving his team in a strong position to march towards victory.
About a month and a half ago, Bumrah was going through a difficult phase. India had lost the World Test Championship final to New Zealand and he bowled 36.4 overs in that match without getting a wicket. India’s strike bowler could not quite deliver in arguably the team’s most crucial Test. Naturally, criticism followed. He has a reputation of making something happen out of nothing but in that match, the 27-year-old could not find his groove...
