ENG vs IND: I Thought I'd Seen It All But Not Really - Ravi Shastri On Jasprit Bumrah's Record Breaking Over
Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri was stunned at Jasprit Bumrah’s unbelievable achievement in the fifth and final Test between England and India on Saturday.
Bumrah took Stuart Broad to the cleaners, taking 35 runs in a single over off the English pacer. Bumrah hit four boundaries and two sixes, along with a single, a no ball, and five wides to set the new record in Test cricket for the most expensive over in Test history.
“Now don’t tell me I was again on the mic, when 35 runs was scored. I thought I’d seen it all, but not really, you know 36 from your Yuvraj Singh, 36 I hit myself. And today what I saw was bizarre.”
“It’s something we would have never imagined the world record from Jusprit Bumrah, batting at number 10 as captain of India for the first time… going past Lara, George Bailey, Keshav Maharaj. 29 from the over the bowler the same, who Yuvraj hit for six sixes, Stuart Broad, going for that many,” Shastri told in a video released by the BCCI.
“You must realise you’re still a student in the game” – Ravi Shastri
Shastri pointed out that anything can happen on a given day as evidenced by Bumrah’s assault. He also achieved the feat in his first Test as the Indian captain.
“And the entire over went for 35, which is again a world record, the previous highest was 28. So you know, you feel you’ve seen everything but you must realise you’re still a student in the game.”
“Something would surprise you on another day, but what I saw today was something absolutely bizarre, you know, Bumrah breaking the world record of getting 29 off his bat in at 35 run over,” he also added.
3⃣5⃣ runs in one over ?
2⃣9⃣ off Bumrah's bat ?
Here's Former Head Coach @RaviShastriOfc's take on the @Jaspritbumrah93 blitz ⚡⚡#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/fG2wwNstRQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 2, 2022
Just when you think you have seen it all, this game surprises you even more. Fascinating batting from @Jaspritbumrah93 to smash the red cherry for 29 in an over. First in Durban with @YUVSTRONG12 & now in Birmingham. On air right place right time for 35 and 36.
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) July 2, 2022
Bumrah also returned later in England’s first innings to effect the dismissals of Zak Crawley and Alex Lees before rain interrupted play on Day 2.
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