Daijiworld Media Network – Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Jun 22: Jasprit Bumrah stood tall for India on Day 2 of the first Test against England but cut a frustrated figure by stumps as the visitors clawed their way back into the match. Despite India’s imposing first-innings total of 471, England finished the day strongly at 209/3 in the opening contest of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Bumrah, who struck early by dismissing Zak Crawley with a peach of a delivery, was clearly India's best bowler on the day. However, a series of missed opportunities and lack of support left the pacer visibly agitated. Cameras caught him in an animated discussion with head coach Gautam Gambhir in the dressing room during the final hour of play, expressing his disappointment.

The turning point came when Shardul Thakur was brought into the attack for the first time in the 40th over, with Bumrah temporarily off the field. The move did not yield much, and Bumrah's body language said it all — he was not pleased.

Earlier, Bumrah had beaten the bat on multiple occasions and was unlucky to see chances go down. Ravindra Jadeja dropped Ben Duckett at gully, while Yashasvi Jaiswal spilled a sharp edge off Ollie Pope at third slip. Both batters made India pay — Duckett made 62 before inside-edging Bumrah onto his stumps, and Pope went on to score a century.

That dismissal of Duckett helped Bumrah surpass Wasim Akram’s record for the most wickets by an Asian bowler in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries, with 147 wickets in 55 innings.

Bumrah later removed England’s batting mainstay Joe Root, who was caught pushing at a rising delivery, but his misfortune continued as he had Harry Brook caught in the last over, only for replays to reveal a no-ball.

Earlier in the day, India had resumed at 359/3 but lost their last seven wickets for just 112 runs. Captain Shubman Gill (147) and vice-captain Rishabh Pant (134) starred with centuries, sharing a 209-run stand after Yashasvi Jaiswal had also scored a fine 101.

Ben Stokes (4/66) and Josh Tongue (4/86) helped England pull things back with the ball.

With the match delicately poised, India will look to regroup quickly and provide more support to their star pacer, who has done more than his fair share so far.