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This was the fifth time Jasprit Bumrah has dismissed Joe Root in Test cricket.
Updated : Aug 16, 2021, 09:19 PM IST | Edited by : Karen Noronha
Whereat one point India were looking just to survive, they have gone on full attack mode against England at Lord's on Day 5 in London. After Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami put on a 77 run partnership and gave India 271 runs lead, they came back high on spirit during their bowling.
After dismissing their top 4 batsmen, English skipper Joe Root was the dangerman that was still there on the field. However, just post tea break, things changed and Bumrah got his man.
Root, who had played pivotal innings earlier in the day, was seen giving Bumrah his wicket of the day. It was a back of a length delivery outside off and Bumrah forced the batsman to poke at it.
It was an outside edge as it induced and Kohli in the cordon at first slip made sure to latch on it. The Indian skipper was seen celebrating it with a sprint as Root was dismissed for 33.
Big Wicket! @Jaspritbumrah93 scalps his second wicket as captain @imVkohli takes the catch. #TeamIndia strike right after the Tea interval.
England 67/5 as Joe Root gets out. #ENGvIND
Follow the match https://t.co/KGM2YELLde pic.twitter.com/m0EOOvRkB5— BCCI (@BCCI) August 16, 2021
This was the fifth time Bumrah has dismissed Root in Test cricket. It is the joint-most he has dismissed any batsman alongside Pat Cummins.
Vintage Kohli celebration after the wicket of Root, running through the Lord's ground. Great celebration by Rohit and Kohli. pic.twitter.com/f1NRgxs3DP
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 16, 2021
Fruit Cutter Root Cutter pic.twitter.com/MRLspHKdmY
— (@NextBiIIionairs) August 16, 2021
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Celebration together when Virat Kohli takes the catch of Joe Root. pic.twitter.com/7ySHForLcY
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) August 16, 2021
OMGGGG!!ROOT out
— Abhishek@official (JRNTR ) (@abhi_tarak18) August 16, 2021
Getting close to winning vibes
Come on india #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/6LMaARgA0s
As for the clash, Kohli had asked Shami and Bumrah to come back to the dressing room after they set a target for them of 272 in around 60-odd overs. And if bad light comes into play, the number of overs will reduce.