Irfan Pathan targeted Jaspreet Bumrah. (Photo-PTI)
Team India has lagged behind in the five -Test series after losing 22 runs in Lord’s Test match. In this series, England team is ahead 2–1. Along with this, the Indian team has also suffered losses in the Points Tables of World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. She has moved one place down and reached the fourth place. England’s team has reached number three. Former India’s former All -rounder Irfan Pathan has targeted Jaspreet Bumrah on defeat in Lord’s Test match. Also, they have questioned limited use in this Test match. During this, he has praised England captain Ben Stokes.
What did Irfan Pathan say?
Former India’s all -rounder and commentator Irfan Pathan said on his YouTube channel that England captain Ben Stokes put a long spell of 9.2 overs in the morning on the fifth day of the Lord’s Test. They batting, bowling and also run out a player like Rishabh Pant, but there is no talk on his workload, but it is not so in India. He said that Ben Stokes had many surgery last year, despite this, he is constantly bowling in this series. During this, Irfan has expressed disappointment over limited use in Lord India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s Lord’s Test match.
Winning the match is most important
Irfan Pathan said, “Jasprit Bumrah puts five overs, and then wait for those who come to bat, while you have to control the match. Their workload was managed, because they do not play Edgbaston Test, but when you are on the field, you don’t talk about workload, you have to win the match at any cost”. Jasprit Bumrah took a total of 7 wickets in the Lord’s Test match. During this, former all -rounder of Team India praised England fast bowler Jofra Archer.
Jofra Archer praised
Commentator Irfan Pathan praised England fast bowler Jofra Archer, who bowled brilliantly in the Lord’s Test match. He said that Jofra Archer was playing a Test match after about four years, but he did not stop. He put six overs in the morning and then came back and bowled. The England fast bowler took a total of five wickets in the Lord’s Test. During this, he bowled for about 40 overs.
The former all-rounder of Team India said that England captain Ben Stokes bowled continuously under difficult circumstances in Lord’s and contributed significantly in winning England with his hit-by bowling style. He said that Stokes did not think about the workload, if he can throw nine overs, then why should we stay behind.
