When Bumrah thundered on the grounds of Lord’s, England’s batting was shattered. By taking five wickets, he not only broke the record of Kapil Dev, but also added another golden chapter in the legacy of the Indian bowlers. However, at the end of the day, Bumrah’s statement ‘I am tired’ were shocked everyone. After all, why did he say that? Let’s know

In the third Test being played between India and England, Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly and proved himself to be a match winner once again. He took five wickets in England’s first innings at the historic ground in Lord’s. But when the second day’s game ended and Bumrah met the media, everyone was surprised to hear his tired answer.

Bumrah said: "I am not 21… I am tired"

In the press conference after the match, Jaspreet Bumrah said, “I didn’t celebrate much because I was tired. I am no longer 21 or 22 years old to jump in the whole ground. I just wanted to go back to my mark and put the next ball.” His honest answer made it clear that even though he is a bowlers of the opposition team on the field, he also feels physical exhaustion.

Kapil Dev’s record broke

Bumrah broke the record of former India captain and great all -rounder Kapil Dev in this match. He showed the feat of taking 5 wickets more than Kapil Dev in Test cricket. This performance on the prestigious grounds like Lords gives him a place among the great fast bowlers of Indian cricket history.

Bumrah’s deadly bowling

In the first innings of Lord’s Test, Bumrah sent the top batsmen of England to the pavilion:

Joe root

Harry Brook

Ben stokes

Chris Woakes

Jofra Archer

Bumrah’s fast and accurate bowling broke the back of English batting and England collapsed for 387 runs.

Relax in second Test, blast in third

In the second Test, Bumrah was rested. But he made a strong comeback in the third Test. In the first Test too, he had taken five wickets and now he repeated the same wonder again in Lord’s.

Bowlers’ partnership was also great

Apart from Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Nitish Kumar Reddy took two wickets each, while Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket. Joe Root contributed 104, Jamie Smith 51, Bridan Cars 56 and Oli Pope contributed 44 runs in England’s innings.

KL Rahul Fifty Fifty

By the end of the day’s play, the Indian team had scored 145 runs for three wickets.

Yashasvi Jaiswal: 13 runs

Karun Nair: 40 runs

Shubman Gill: 16 runs

KL Rahul: 53 runs

Rishabh Pant: 19 runs

Team India is currently 242 runs behind England’s score.