India’s series-leveling victory over England was largely attributed to Jasprit Bumrah’s nine wicket haul in the Vizag Test.
In the second Test match against England, India’s great pacer Jasprit Bumrah emerged as the most impressive player, confounding Ben Stokes and his team with deft bowling. His first-inning yorker to Ollie Pope, which broke stumps, made headlines across the world. When India needed to break partnerships badly, Bumrah came back to take three in the second innings after taking six in the first. Even the English media stood up and praised Bumrah’s abilities when they saw him soar to the top on spin-friendly Indian wickets.
Whether it was England captain Ben Stokes or India captain Rohit Sharma, none of them could resist giving a nod to Bumrah, who is still perhaps the most reliable bowler in the world across all three forms.
Bumrah may have joined the Indian team through T20 cricket, but he has painstakingly refined his craft to produce what may be his best red-ball performances to date.
Even the English media celebrated how the pacer at Mumbai Indians, where he developed his abilities with the legendary Lasith Malinga, is now demolishing opponents while donning the Indian team’s whites.
The Telegraph: Jasprit Bumrah, the world’s best Test bowler, was developed through Twenty20 cricket. In Test cricket, Bumrah has been lethal with the white ball after learning his trade with Lasith Malinga.
BBC: The next time the 4 am alarm goes off, England will have to deal with a Bumrah-like dilemma.
Independent UK: India has produced some of the best seamers since the days of uncovered wickets, and Bumrah is a titan of the game. Even more so than seam bowling, seam bowling on Indian wickets is an art form.
The Daily Mail: As it turned out, Jasprit Bumrah’s impressive six-wicket burst of reverse swing in the second Test proved to be too much to overcome as he took three more wickets.
