It was quite a turn of events for Jasprit Bumrah and India midway through the second session of their ongoing first Test against England in Hyderabad.
With Ben Duckett ‘Bazballing’ the home bowlers, a steaming Bumrah got one to move in sharply after pitching to the left-hander. Cramped for room, Duckett was struck on pad and off went the Indian team with a an appeal for LBW.
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The umpire disagreed and after a brief chat with wicketkeeper KS Bharat, India captain Rohit Sharma decided to not review it either.
It was the final delivery of the 17th over, third for Bumrah. And a few moments later, replay of that delivery was shown on the big screen – the ball tracker predicting it would have hit the leg-stump.
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Bumrah saw it and he was visibly upset, disappointed, ‘nearly devastated’ as Dinesh Karthik aptly put it from the commentary box.
The frustration stemmed from the fact that Indian bowlers were being punished by Duckett who kept on collecting boundaries with regularity.
Never in doubt!@Jaspritbumrah93 gets his man and the off-stump is out of the ground ????????Ben Duckett departs for 47.
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And then in the next over, Duckett added to Bumrah’s frustration by clattering two fours in the over.
Right after that second four, Bumrah exacted revenge on the England opener with an inswinger that sneaked past the inside edge to uproot the off-stump.
Bumrah was pumped up, showed aggression, nearly in the face of the departing Duckett who made his way back to the dressing room on 47.
He wasn’t done though as in the next over, the right-arm pacer trapped England’s best batter Joe Root LBW on 2. Root though reviewed the on-field decision but it proved futile as the dismissal was upheld on umpire’s call.
India were bowled out for 436 in their first innings with a lead of 190 over England in the morning session. England then made a superb start, racing away to 89/1 in 15 overs before the lunch break.
They continued in the same vein once the play resumed before Bumrah got India back with two quick strikes.
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