Veteran India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said “fate” had played a big part in England batter Harry Brook’s dismissal for 99 on his Headingley home ground on Sunday as well. However, Brook slammed Prasidh Krishna for six in the first over of Sunday’s play and went down the pitch to drive Bumrah, through the covers for a boundary. But on the verge of his ninth century in 26 Tests, he pulled Krishna to Shardul Thakur in the deep and got out on 99.

However, he got several lives throughout his knock. He had yet to get off the mark when he was caught off Bumrah in the last over of Saturday’s play, only to know that it was a no-ball. On Sunday, he was dropped on 46 and 82, when Rishabh Pant failed to hold a thin edge off Ravindra Jadeja, before Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to grab one at fourth slip off Bumrah as well.

“I think fate had decided on 99 for him, because he got dropped a few times after (the no-ball) as well,” Jasprit Bumrah told reporters after stumps. “But that is not to take away from him. He assessed the conditions well, he fancies his game and plays an aggressive style of cricket. He makes you think he can play an aggressive shot but he can shut up shop as well. Full credit, he played really well and we’ll try to have better plans in the next innings.”

However, another batter, Ollie Pope, also scored 106 early on Sunday, said that Brook was disappointed in becoming the 14th England batter to be dismissed for 99 in a Test.

“He was pretty gutted to get out,” said Ollie Pope. “I think he’d either like to keep it down or hit it for six next time. He was as frustrated as anyone to get out but he plays that shot pretty well. It was an unbelievable knock. Even the pull shot he hit in the first over of the day, I was like ‘where did that come from?’ Everyone knows what a fantastic player Harry is and to be able to put a guy like Jasprit Bumrah off his pace a little bit with a shot like that early on shows the confidence he has in his game.”

Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah took a five-wicket haul in a Test innings for the 14th time in just 46 Tests, but his figures would have been even better if there had been no dropped catches off his bowling.

“Nobody is dropping the catches purposely, everybody’s trying really hard,” concluded Jasprit Bumrah, who added: “I don’t want to create a scene or put more pressure on the fielder that, you know, (he sees) I’m angry…It’s part and parcel of the game.”