Aakash Chopra hailed Jasprit Bumrah for delivering a fantastic spell in England’s second innings of the first Test against India at Hyderabad.
On the other hand, he has criticised the Indian spinners for their lack of power.
England scored 420 runs in their second innings despite Bumrah’s stats of 4/41 in 16.1 overs.
On Day 4 Sunday, the visitors swept Rohit Sharma and company out for 202, completing a surprising 28-run triumph.
In a video posted to his YouTube page, Chopra reflected on the fourth day’s play, highlighting Bumrah’s and the other Indian bowlers’ contrasting performances.
Bumrah claimed four wickets.
It was the fourth day of a Test match in India, and the discussion was about the turn.
Your fast bowler took four wickets and six wickets for the match.
You had stronger spin, yet the enemy spinners got 18 Indian wickets, while the Indian spinners only took 14.
In the second innings, the Indian spinners could only take six wickets. That was a bit of an issue, in my opinion.
Jasprit Bumrah is terrific, without a doubt, but what the other players are doing is a mystery, according to the former India opener.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel took six wickets and allowed 331 runs in England’s second innings, bowling 79 overs.
Mohammed Siraj bowled seven overs without taking a wicket in the second essay.
The Indian squad thought that 230 was not a significant score – Aakash Chopra on the hosts’ defensive field setup
Aakash Chopra questioned India’s defensive field placements on the fourth morning.
The Indian squad believed that 230 was a modest score.
That is why they allowed singles to be obtained readily. The mid-on and mid-off positions were restored, and everyone waited for a wicket to fall.
They also waited before taking the fresh ball.
The cricketer-turned-commentator stated that England may have been more dominant had they performed well in their first innings.
The opposition team showed that they are capable of taking you on.
They would believe that if they had performed better in the first innings, they may have worried India even more.
They achieved this after giving up a 190-run advantage.
Chopra applauded Ollie Pope’s 196-run knock and the unorthodox strokes he used.
He also praised Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley for their superb assistance for the Player of the Match, emphasising how India’s pitch adjustments aided the lower-order hitters.
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