IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah’s impeccable yorker sends Ollie Pope back to pavilion

Just when India were struggling with the ball on Day 2 of the second Test in Visakhapatnam, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah picked up two crucial wickets to derail England’s momentum. At first, the Ahmedabad-born pacer got the better of Joe Root, who nicked it to Shubman Gill, who was stationed in the first slips. Later, Bumrah picked up the wicket of Ollie Pope with an impeccable yorker, which also stunned Jonny Bairstow on the non-striker’s end.

Pope slightly moved towards the off-stump before Bumrah’s delivery, which created some room between his bat and the pads. Taking advantage of that, the 30-year-old bowled a yorker, which sent the middle and the leg stump flying. Pope tried to defend the ball but was a bit late as the ball by then dislodged the stumps.

After a good start with the bat, England were suddenly on the back foot. Pope, who made 196 runs in Hyderabad, was slowly building a crucial partnership with Bairstow but eventually failed to get going. After his dismissal, skipper Ben Stokes joined Bairstow in the middle as the duo would hope to get closer to India’s 396, if not taking a lead.

On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav gave the first breakthrough to India as the spinner dismissed Ben Duckett for 21 runs. After his dismissal, opener Zak Crawley took control of the situation as the 25-year-old smashed 76 runs off 78 deliveries. Just when it was expected of him to take the game to the next level, Axar Patel got the better of him.

Overall India would be happy with their performance in the second session of Day 2. The bowlers showed a lot of intent that was missing in the second innings in Hyderabad. However, there’s a lot of room for improvement for the batters, as no one leaving Yashasvi Jaiswal could put up a show. The youngster scored more than half the runs for the team and that’s concerning, especially when the batters are well-accustomed to the condition.