Jasprit Bumrah dedicated his exceptional six-wicket haul on Day 2 of the Visakhapatnam Test against England to his son, Angad. The 30-year-old bowler’s brilliant effort played a crucial role in giving India the advantage in the second Test on Saturday, February 3.
Bumrah claimed 6/45 in 15.5 overs, contributing to England being bowled out for 253 in response to India’s first-innings total of 396. In a video shared on BCCI’s X handle, the right-arm pacer expressed that he would like to dedicate this special performance to his son Angad.
“So, if you want to dedicate it, there’s no better feeling than you know. My son is travelling with me. This is his first tour. I’m more excited to go and see him now, So yeah, I will dedicate this to him,” the pacer commented.
𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 – 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗵 👌 👌
𝙋.𝙎. – Watch till the end for a special dedication after a special landmark ☺️ ☺️ – By @ameyatilak#TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @Jaspritbumrah93 | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/sw2nZ3bnZM
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 3, 2024
Bumrah contemplates the dismissals of Root and Pope
The experienced Indian bowler delivered excellent balls to dismiss Joe Root, Ollie Pope, and England captain Ben Stokes. Root was caught at slip, Pope was knocked over by a yorker, and Stokes was cleaned up by a delivery that came in and stayed low.
Discussing Root’s dismissal, Bumrah mentioned he hadn’t planned that wicket.
“That was one delivery (to Root) that I had not planned. I had bowled an outswinger but the ball didn’t swing and went straight with the arm, so I think that also happened against England,” he explained.
Regarding Pope’s widely shared dismissal video on social media, the fast bowler remarked:
“I remember that Ollie Pope was my 100th wicket. So yes, I remember, because at that time, that was also a phase where the ball was reversing at the Oval Test. I wanted to bowl a length ball but then I changed my mind and I went for a yorker and it did swing a lot. And, you know, the execution was good, so very happy.”
Meanwhile, India is set to continue their second innings in Visakhapatnam at 28/0, aiming to increase their lead to 171.
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