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4th Test: Who needs Ashwin when you have Bumrah, says former England bowler Tremlett
Tweeted Chris Tremlett (@ChrisTremlett33), "Who needs Ashwin when you have Bumrah. What a bowler and well played India . Serious bowling display". Bumrah and Umesh Yadav generated reverse swing to help India bundle out England for210 chasing a target of 368. Said another former England player Nick Compton: "Well done India, great perseverance and attitude. I got it wrong. Shame as I think England had a chance and ability to secure draw."
Approached Kohli for the ball as I wanted to create pressure: Bumrah
"It is very important to create pressure. We thought it was an important phase. So I went up to him and told him that we should start creating pressure. So that was the intention behind it," Bumrah explained the reason behind him approaching the skipper and asking to give him the ball just after lunch as England were coasting along.
Bumrah's world-class spell of reverse swing was the turning point: Root
"Credit to India, they got the ball to reverse. I thought Bumrah's spell was the real turning point of the game," said skipper Joe Root after the match that India won by 157 runs. Till the 61st over, England were coasting along at 141/2 but Bumrah took the ball and after spinner Ravindra Jadeja had dismissed Haseeb Hameed, the right-arm pace bowler ran through the middle-order, picking the wickets of Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow.
Jasprit sensed reverse swing and said give me that ball: Kohli
"I am really proud of the character that the team has shown, especially this morning. Definitely among the top three bowling performances that I have witnessed as Indian captain," said Kohli during the presentation ceremony after the game that saw India grab 2-1 series lead with one Test to go.
Victory at Oval hands India lead in World Test Championship
Unless any points are deducted, India will earn 26 points and a percentage of points (PCT) of 58.33 per cent. Next in the table are Pakistan and the West Indies, both with 12 points and a PCT of 50 per cent each. Points available per Test match are 12 for a win, six for a tie, four for a draw and zero for a loss. The PCT allocated per Test is 100 for a win, 50 for a tie, 33.33 for a draw and nil for a loss.
4th Test: PM Modi, Ganguly, Tendulkar take to Twitter to hail Team India
India bowled out England, chasing 368 for victory, for 210 in their second innings on the fifth and final day to win the Test. PM Modi termed it a great day for India both on the vaccination front and cricket field. Said Modi: "Great day (again) on the vaccination front and on the cricket pitch. As always, #TeamIndia wins!" India has on Monday vaccinated one crore people.
Bumrah ninth Indian pacer to get 100 Test wickets
The right-arm pace bowler, who took two early wickets in England's first innings on Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Test to get to 99 scalps, had to wait till the fifth day to reach the milestone in his 24th Test match. He removed Ollie Pope for two with England's score then at 146/4. He followed it up immediately with the wicket of Jonny Bairstow.
Fourth Test: India win by 157 runs, take 2-1 lead in series
They had beaten England by 151 runs in the second Test at Lord's last month. England had resumed the fifth and final day strongly placed at 77 without loss and even though they lost a couple of wickets in the first session, they had moved to 131/2 and looked good to draw the Test. Jadeja removed opener Haseeb Hameed (63 off 193) through one that turned from the rough and clipped his off-stump.
IPL 2021: RCB start training in Dubai
On the first day of the training session on Sunday, the players engaged in a game of football to get acclimatized to the weather in UAE. After the football match was over, Hesson brought out the plan for upcoming days. "The 6th, 8th, and 10th (September) will be gym days. So, instead of us doing split groups like we did last time.
4th Test: India keeps England in check with two wickets in first session
Shardul Thakur's first over was greeted with a flick by Burns on the first ball. Burns notched up his half-century on the next ball. However, Thakur had the last laugh as Burns tried to defend with the straight bat, but the ball, pitched around off, straightened with the seam, taking the edge behind to keeper Rishabh Pant.
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