Wasim Jaffer brutally attacked England while praising Indian leader Jasprit Bumrah. The former India batsman praised the bowler for his impressive spell in the second innings of the ongoing first Test in Hyderabad.
Responding to India’s big total in the first innings, England got off to a good start once again with their openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett adding 45 runs for the first wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin broke the stand by dismissing Crawley for 45 before Duckett and Ollie Pope steadied the ship again. They took the score past the 100-run mark and looked set to take England into a position of strength before Jasprit Bumrah turned the game on its head.
Wasim Jaffer praises Jasprit Bumrah:
Jasprit Bumrah broke the 68-run barrier between Duckett and Pope by dismissing the former with a beauty. He then dismissed the dangerous Joe Root for just 2 to put India on top once again.
While Bumrah starred in the ball, Wasim Jaffer turned to X to praise him in his own way and wrote: “They can play against Jerusalem but they cannot play against Jasprit.”
They can play Jerusalem but they can’t play Jasprit! #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/xjabRVG25n
– Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 27, 2024
Talking about the game, India scored 436 runs in the first innings to take the lead. After Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fiery fifty set the tone, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja also scored fifties to lead the host’s charge with the bay.
For England, Joe Root was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4 wickets, while Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley picked two wickets each.
Early in the game, England were bowled out for 246 runs. At one stage, they were cruising at 121 for 3 and looked set to post a total of over 300. However, a collapse reduced them to 155 for 7.
Captain Ben Stokes then came up with a brilliant 70-run knock to rescue his team and helped them post a total close to 250. For India, Ashwin and Jadeja picked up 3 wickets each, while Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel They took 2 each.