The Indian fast bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami played key roles in India’s 151-run win over England in the Lord’s.  Not only did they pick up wickets at crucial intervals, but also made handy contributions with the bat in hand. Ahead of the fifth day’s play, the match was evenly poised with all three results possible. The final day started with the quick dismissals of Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma affected by Ollie Robinson which put the hosts in the driver’s seat.

However, Bumrah and Shami had other plans as they made an unbeaten partnership of 89 runs for the ninth wicket to erase any chances of England winning the match. Shami was the more attacking of the two as he managed to score 56 runs off 70 balls with the help of six fours and one six.

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Bumrah lent him support as he hit three fours on his way to a 64-ball 34. Bumrah and Shami also had their moments while returning to the dressing room. At the Long Room, the Indian cricketers greeted them with cheers and accolades. Speaking on the same, off-spinner R Ashwin said that it was the plan of the skipper, Virat Kohli to applaud the batting duo on their return from the middle.

Talking about the same on his Youtube channel, R Ashwin said, “When we realized, they were going to come in at lunch, Virat came and said, ‘Every one of us is going down to cheer and welcome the boys. The noise has to be so huge that it has to reverberate in Lord’s for years to come’.”

The Tamil Nadu-born Ashwin, who’s yet to play a Test on the tour, was joined by India’s fielding coach R Sridhar during the conversation. They discussed that the celebrations were so loud that the hosts didn’t even come out for lunch in the shared area.

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The third Test is scheduled to be commencing start on August 25 at the Headingley in Leeds. Joe Root and his men will now be finding it difficult to make a comeback in the series.