The first match of England-India 5-match series ended in a draw. India had a very good opportunity to clinch the victory but rain gods had a different plan. India needed 157 runs to win with Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara on the crease on the final day. However, due to continuous rain match was abandoned. Meanwhile, Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra previewed the match and named Jasprit Bumrah as his Player of the Match.
Notably, Jasprit Bumrah was in sensational form in the match against England. He went on to bag a total of 9 wickets for 110 runs at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Other than this Bumrah even played an amazing knock of 28 runs with the bat in the first innings.
Aakash Chopra uploaded a new video on his official YouTube channel. In the video, he lauded pacer Jasprit Bumrah and labeled him as Player of the match. Chopra elaborated.
“Who is my player of the match, I am going with Boom Boom Bumrah. I am talking about him because he has taken nine wickets. When you lose the toss on the first day and you are given the responsibility to bowl, it is necessary to take wickets there. He took a wicket in the first over, he just set the tone for the team.”
Cricketer turned commentator talked about Bumrah wiping the tail of England batting tail. Chopra said:
“After that, he took another wicket and then came back later to get rid of the tail because the tail always troubles us if we see Indian cricket history. So there also he took the wickets, got four wickets.”
Aakash Chopra also highlighted Bumrah’s crucial contribution with the bat in the first innings. He asserted:
“After that, he came and scored the required runs with the bat because if he had not scored those runs, you wouldn’t have got a 95-run lead. So, you need to keep that in mind as well.”
“After that, Bumrah took a five-wicket haul in great style”: Aakash Chopra
Jasprit Bumrah was able to pick a 4-wicket haul in the first innings of the match. Meanwhile, in second, he looked even better as he went on to bag a 5 wicket haul under his belt. Also for the 5-wicket haul, he got his name on the Trent Bridge honors board for the second time in his career.
Aakash Chopra discussed how Bumrah picked crucial wickets when Joe Root was batting exceptionally. Notably, Bumrah stopped England from setting a big target for India, as he dismissed skipper Joe Root.
“After that, he took a five-wicket haul in great style. There was a time when England had taken the lead with only two players dismissed and Root was playing very well, there also it was Jasprit Bumrah again who took the wickets.” said Aakash Chopra.
