With a clinical performance in all facets of cricket, New Zealand capped off the first Test with a stunning 281-run victory against South Africa on Wednesday at Bay Oval.
England Test head coach Brendon McCullum declared that his side will "drop the shoulder and go hard" against India in the third Test when they return from a six-day break in Abu Dhabi.
As the England squad touched base in India for a five-match Test series, hoping to reverse their record of not winning a red-ball series against the Asian giants in 12 years, few would have thought that their spinners would not only out-bowl the likes of Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar
India levelled the five-match series 1-1 following a 106 run win over England in the second Test and Jaiswal's 209 in the first innings and Bumrah's nine wickets in the match, including a six-wicket haul in the first innings were the highlights of the game.
Though England tried to go all guns blazing against India with their 'Bazball' school of cricket, playing a more positive, attacking and result-oriented cricket, it had to bow down to the greatness of pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1, beating England by 106 runs in the second Test. One of the three key players aside from batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill who tormented England was Bumrah, who took a total of nine wickets, including a six-wicket haul in the match.