Indian team before Birmingham Test
Reflexes
- Rishabh Pant played a dizzying inning of 146 runs
- Captain Bumrah made a world record with the bat, then did wonders with the ball too.
- England score 84/5 on day two of the Birmingham Test, 332 runs down on India’s score
The Indian team has tightened its control in the Birmingham Test against England. The biggest contribution in this was the hitting of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. Following this, captain Jasprit Bumrah stunned the English team with both bat and ball. This performance of the Indian team is discussed all over the world. For this, the former captain of Pakistan, Rashid Latif, also praised Pant and Bumrah. While the Pakistani legend compared Pant to Brian Lara, he described Bumrah as far ahead of Stokes.
Rishabh Pant scored 146 runs on 111 balls in this match as India lost five wickets for 98 runs. From that position, Pant and Ravindra Jadeja took the team out and both scored centuries. In the latter, Bumrah scored 31 runs on 16 balls in beating Broad in one over to set a world record and brought India’s score to 416. After this, also in bowling, he sacked England’s top 3 batsmen. Many veterans from around the world praised his captaincy. Rashid Latif is also one in the same episode.
Latif said: Bumrah is way ahead of Stokes.
Rashid Latif praised Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy on his YouTube channel, saying that when a fast pitcher captains, he doesn’t manipulate too much, he keeps everything simple and normal. Bumrah seemed like a very relaxed captain. At the same time, Stokes came on after winning the last three New Zealand Tests, but managed to get the bowlers to do what he does himself. That’s why Bumrah is way ahead of Stokes in terms of captaincy. It is worth noting that after Rohit Sharma received the crown, Bumrah was given command of the team.
Brian Lara of wicketkeepers told Pant
In addition to praising Rishabh Pant, Latif called him the Brian Lara of wicketkeepers. The Pakistani legend said that he is the Brian Lara of wicketkeepers. This match takes place in Birmingham. This is where Brian Lara scored 501 against Warwickshire (county cricket). The same flare was also seen in Pant’s hitting. His footwork was a little low but he picked up the ball very quickly and well. Stokes closed in on the fielders, then Pant made the most of the field and took a chance and shot. Jadeja played well in this inning.
Let us tell you that the Indian higher order collapsed within the first two hours of this match. Anderson and Matthew Potts took out half of the India team for 98 runs. Following this, Pant and Jadeja handled the innings and shared an extravagant 222 runs for sixth wicket. Thanks to this, India reached 416 in the first innings. In response, England had lost half of their team’s wickets by 84 runs by the end of the second day.