Former England star Jonathan Trott believes India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been "unlucky" against his former side in Manchester, and the lack of support from the other end has further hampered his chances of success in the fourth Test.
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar feels Shubman Gill, who is carrying "immense responsibility" on his shoulders, has been thrown into the deep end during his first captaincy assignment in England.
India find themselves in a challenging spot, with England posting 544/7 by stumps on Day 3 and taking a commanding 186-run lead. With the surface showing significant wear and tear, the visitors will need to stage a strong comeback to keep the series alive.
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar highlighted the current predicament around the "genius" Jasprit Bumrah and his fall from grace with the passage of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. With Bumrah seemingly losing his mojo, Manjrekar has classified the 31-year-old as the "best
Root achieved this feat in the fourth Test at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday. Root was removed by World No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for a brilliant 150 in 248, consisting of 14 fours.
During the course of this series, Bumrah has taken a total of 13 wickets at an average of 26.69, with two five-wicket hauls. However, except for him removing openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett within first 30 overs, he has had a very little amount of success with the newer or a slightly use
He achieved this feat against England in the fourth test match of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar trophy at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday. He now has 50 wickets in 12 matches, averaging 26.38 and an economy rate of just 2.79.
Root's historic knock of 150 and a gutsy 77* by skipper Stokes kept India on backfoot, giving England a 186-run lead. India had their shares of troubles during the day, with Bumrah hobbling on the field. After bowling one new ball over, he had walked off the field and when he returned, he wa
He also completed 11000 runs in his international career across all formats in his outing against India, as he remained unbeaten on 77 at the end of Day 3. England ended the day at 544/7, leading by 186 runs.
He believed it would be challenging for India to win the test match, but suggested that drawing the match is a possible outcome. England ended the day at 544/7, leading by 186 runs.
After England elected to bowl first and reduced India to 358 runs in the first innings, they replied with 544/7 at the end of day three, thanks to brilliant fifties from Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes and a historic century from Joe Root, which helped him leapfrog above
Bumrah had a largely forgettable day on the field during day three of the match. He finished the day with 15 overs bowled, 48 runs conceded and just one wicket of wicketkeeper Jamie Smith to show for. His overall spell reads, 1/95 in 28 overs taking into account his bowling on day two.