Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah led the charge for India on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against England in Visakhapatnam. In England’s first inning, the vice-captain delivered a magical spell, returning figures of 6/45 as the visitors were bowled out for 253. During his spell, Bumrah became the fastest India pacer to pick 150+ wickets in the long-format cricket. The Indian vice-captain achieved the remarkable feat after delivering 6781 balls in Test cricket. Reacting to Bumrah’s performance on Day 2, veteran cricket analyst and commentator Harsha Bhogle reserved high praise for the star pacer.

While commentating, Bhogle praise Bumrah after he cleaned up Ollie Pope with a vicious yorker, uprooting the middle and leg stumps in the process.

“What a bowl, what a bowler,” Bhogle, who is regarded as the “Voice of Cricket” by fans, was heard as saying on-air.

However, veteran India cricketer Dinesh Karthik poked fun at Bhogle for his “what a bowl, what a bowler” remark on Bumrah.

The hilarious conversation between the two has gone viral on social media.

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“Everywhere I see, I read ‘what a ball, what a bowler,” Karthik said on-air on the third day.

“I see you’re spending too much time on social media,” Bhogle replied, drawing laughter from former England captain Eoin Morgan, who was also inside the commentary box.

Meanwhile, Bumrah reached another milestone on Saturday. He took Kapil Dev‘s place to dismiss the opposition’s third, fourth, fifth and sixth batters in an innings in a Test in India. Earlier, Kapil Dev made the record in 1983 against West Indies in Ahmedabad, where the former India skipper made a stunning spell of 9/83.

Bumrah made his Test debut in 2018 against South Africa. Following that he has appeared in 64 Test innings across 34 Tests and scalped 152 wickets.

Coming to the match, India ended the day two of the match at 28/0, with skipper Rohit Sharma (13*) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (15*) unbeaten. The hosts lead by 171 runs.

Lead by Bumrah’s heroics, India had earlier bundled out England for just 253 in their first innings, gaining a 143 run lead.

(With ANI Inputs)

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