Facing intense pressure in the initial session of Day 3 as England relentlessly reduced India’s first innings lead of 190, India retaliated with force during the second session, led by an outstanding performance from Jasprit Bumrah.
The SG ball took a beating after just 15 overs, providing the perfect opportunity for the 30-year-old to showcase a masterclass in reverse swing. Bumrah’s brilliance with the ball is a consistent trait, but the most unexpected moment came with his dramatic celebration.
In the 17th over, Bumrah bowled an unplayable delivery to dismiss Ben Duckett, but Rohit Sharma’s hesitancy to review denied him the well-deserved wicket. When Bumrah got the ball again in the following over, his fiery determination was evident.
Despite facing setbacks with a boundary from a misfield and another from a pull shot, Bumrah delivered a legacy-defining moment. From around the wicket, he swung the red ball skillfully to beat the southpaw’s inside edge, sending the off-stump cartwheeling.
This resulted in one of the most animated celebrations witnessed from Bumrah on the cricket field, with his passionate scream seemingly echoing all the way to the United Kingdom. If the air were a person, it would have had no chance of recovering from the thrashing by Bumrah’s fists.
Never in doubt!@Jaspritbumrah93 gets his man and the off-stump is out of the ground 🔥🔥
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 27, 2024
Ben Duckett departs for 47.
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Continuing his stellar performance, Bumrah went on to dismiss the crucial England player Joe Root. Although the celebrations were more subdued the second time around, the lethal striking ability that Twitterati admired remained undiminished.