Jasprit Bumrah picked all three wickets on Day 2 of the Headingley Test.
England opener Ben Duckett had high praise for Jasprit Bumrah after the Indian fast bowler put on a strong performance on Day 2 of the first Test at Headingley. Bumrah was the best bowler for India, while other bowlers – Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Ravindra Jadeja could not get any wickets.
India scored 471 runs in their first innings. By the end of the second day, England were 209 for 3. Bumrah got the important wickets of openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, and also got Joe Root out. With these wickets, Bumrah went past Pakistan great Wasim Akram to become the Asian bowler with the most wickets in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia.
Speaking after the play ended, Duckett spoke to Sky Sports Cricket about Bumrah being the best bowler in the world. He added that Bumrah is very hard to face and can do well in all types of conditions. The batter also feels that Bumrah is just as dangerous on flat Indian pitches as he is when the ball is swinging in England.
“He is the best bowler in the world. He’s extremely hard to face. He’s good in any conditions; he’s good in India on the flattest pitches ever and when he’s coming in down the hill [at Headingley] with the lights on and it’s swinging both ways. I feel like we minimised the damage early on. It could have been a lot worse today… He is just a world-class bowler, and you can’t let someone like him just bowl; he’s too good for that. You’ve got to still try and put him under pressure, and try to put the bad balls away,” Duckett quoted.
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Duckett also spoke about Bumrah’s final over of the day. In that over, Bumrah bowled three no-balls. One of those deliveries had Harry Brook out, but since it was a no-ball, the wicket did not count and Brook remained not out. Duckett said it was a brilliant over to watch and felt glad that Brook was still batting at the end of the day.
“It’s a hell of an over, you know, watching him do his thing, Jasprit. He’s very good to watch, you know, and Brookie [Harry Brook] just to come off air. He’s not out. So happy days,” Duckett said.
Bumrah gave his best effort and picked all three wickets. The Indian team will now look forward to Day 3, hoping that the other bowlers can also step up and help the team stay ahead in the match.
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