Team India found themselves in a spot of bother in the ongoing second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Batting first, the visitors got bundled out for a meager score of 202. In reply, South Africa’s top order showcased remarkable resilience and gave Indian bowlers some headaches. the premier Indian pacer, Jasprit Bumrah also failed to take wickets with the new ball and would be raring to redeem himself.
Meanwhile, Bumrah, who’s India’s bowling spearhead at least in overseas conditions, seems to have some spin-bowling abilities up his sleeves. On Day 2 of the Johannesburg Test, the speedster was spotted imitating the bowling action of R Ashwin. It happened when the players were taking the field for the day’s play. While other bowlers were rolling their arms to get warmed up, Bumrah was seen imitating his teammate’s action.
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The video has been going viral in no time as fans demanded Jasprit Bumrah to bowl off-spin in the contest. It must be noted that England pacer Ollie Robinson was spotted bowling off-spin during the second Test of the ongoing Ashes series. However, Bumrah is unlikely to do so as he’s pretty fit at the moment and India isn’t struggling much with over-rate issues.
Make Bumrah bowl off-spin and SA won't realise that it's not Ashwin they're facing #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/NnYY8jP9oU
— Benaam Baadshah (@BenaamBaadshah4) January 4, 2022
Meanwhile, India is 1-0 up in the three-match series and a win in the ongoing Test would see them scripting history. It must be noted that the rainbow nation is the only country where India is yet to record a Test series win. Hence, the visiting team will have all the reasons to showcase their best show in the ongoing clash.
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For the unversed, regular Indian skipper Virat Kohli is giving the ongoing Test a miss due to an upper back spasm. While KL Rahul has been leading the squad in Kohli’s absence, and Jasprit Bumrah has taken over as vice-captain. With Kohli possessing a stupendous Test record in Johannesburg, his absence is certainly a massive boost for the Dean Elgar-led team.
However, the home team can’t be complacent as Team India is more than capable of winning a series in the absence of Virat Kohli. However, it would be safe to say that South Africa has the edge in the ongoing game.
