Former India player turned commentator Saba Karim has applauded Jasprit Bumrah for breaching Harry Brook’s defence through a very small gap between bat and pad in the third Test against England as well. He added that the Indian pacers have seemingly found a shortcoming in the England batter’s game.

During a discussion on Sony Sports, Saba said, “Jasprit Bumrah finds a gap even if there is none. The ball pitched and came in. This is an area the Indian pacers have exposed. The same thing happened with Harry Brook in the previous Test match, and Jasprit Bumrah targeted the same area here also. The ball was bowled with a precise length, and he got a lot of seam movement off the wicket, and Harry Brook wasn’t ready for that. Bumrah took a little time to settle in his initial spell. However, this was the phase where he had found his rhythm.”

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“It seemed like he was setting up Brook. He wanted Brook to take more strike against him, and in the end, he created a gap. A gap is created because you don’t pick the length properly, and you try to meet the ball with the bat while standing in your stance. A great bowler like Bumrah just waits for you to make a small mistake,” he shared.

However, former India batter Hemang Badani also shared his thoughts on Jasprit Bumrah’s first spell.

“I felt he could have bowled slightly fuller. The length he was bowling was slightly short for this pitch. It wouldn’t have mattered if a few fours had gone through cover drives or off-drives, but you might have got a wicket there. I wouldn’t call it a mistake. He probably took a little time to judge the wicket, as to what length needs to be bowled on it. If he had kept the length slightly fuller, I feel he would have picked up at least one wicket in the first spell,” Badani said.