Senior England quick bowler James Anderson has indicated that Jasprit Bumrah was not attempting to get him out in the course of the Lord’s Test during which the Indian pacer hit him with a barrage of bouncers.
Bumrah bowled an over in 10 balls largely bouncers and one in every of them hit Anderson on the helmet. After that incident there was an alternate of phrases and Anderson was not proud of the Indian technique.
He mentioned, ‘I obtained somewhat alert as a result of all of the batsmen coming in have been saying how sluggish the pitch is. In brief, banged; It was actually sluggish. When I got here out to bat, Joe Root mentioned that Bumrah was not bowling as quick as he normally does.
“And then, the primary ball was at 90 mph and cash, proper? And it was like, I’ve by no means felt that manner in my profession. I believed he wasn’t attempting to get me out.
He bowled an over, perhaps 10, 11, 12 balls (10). He was bowling no ball after no ball, bowling brief. I believe he bowled two balls on the stumps which I managed to dig.
The subsequent day Bumrah tasted his medication however the Indian dealt with the England pacers effectively and stitched an 89-run partnership with Mohammed Shami to register a giant win for the guests.
R Ashwin, who didn’t play that match, additionally spoke concerning the incident between Bumrah and Anderson.
“England took the Anderson incident very personally. Bumrah mentioned that he did not even know what had occurred however all of us got here collectively and informed him what Anderson informed him and it made us offended. What occurred subsequent was extraordinary,” mentioned Ashwin on his YouTube channel.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
