Jasprit Bumrah was just about to reach his bowling mark, when umpire Paul Rifle and Chris Gafani asked him to stop and ordered the field workers to cover. England’s two openers, Ben Docate and Jack Crieley, who almost entered the field, ran quickly and returned to the pavilion.
The rain was not too heavy, but according to the umpires, it was enough to delay England’s first innings. Which was the first Test of the Anderson-Tandulkar Trophy.
Bumrah immediately took his cap, and Mohammad Siraj stood in the face of amazement. The umpires want to open the gloves of the hand and ask the umpires why they are being asked to leave the field. The Indian cricketers were obviously not happy in the incident and were very reluctant to leave the field.
Bumrah, Siraj, famous Krishna and Pant were among the last groups who left the field slowly. Most Indian players were standing on the stairs, hoping that the game would start soon. But as soon as the cover is brought, the rain rises slightly and the bowler’s run-up area is also covered with the cover. After 5 minutes, the rain almost stopped, which exacerbated the frustration of Indians.
The frustration of India is normal. They know very well what Bumrah, Siraj and famous Krishna are able to do in cloudy weather. Even England bowlers started taking wickets after the first hour of the second day. India then lost the last six wickets by only 20 runs, while Josh Tung and Ben Stokes swinging.
But before that, India formed a solid foundation for 5 runs in the first innings, while Ben Stokes won the toss and sent India to bat. India was easily moving towards more than 5 runs on the first day, but on Saturday, before and after lunch, collapse. India lost the last 4 wickets in just 12 overs, though Pant scored 5 runs.
Stokes led the England bowling attack with 4 wickets in 20 overs, and pacer Josh Tang took 4 wickets for 5 runs. The Indian party entered the new age – where Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were not. Gill Team India made a good start without them. Captain Shubhman Gill (1), Vice-captain (3) and Opener Yashwi Jaswal (1), all three of them.
