AS THE CLOCK struck 2:12 pm, Tom Hartley's off-stump went for a walk. On a sun soaked Vizag pitch, Jasprit Bumrah stood with his arms out-stretched before the rest of his teammates mobbed him for one final time here.
On a pitch that hardly showed any signs of coming to life, it was befitting that Bumrah (match figures of 9/91) gave finishing touches to a Test that he had singlehandedly put India in control from Day 2 onwards. And on Monday, with the help of R Ashwin, he helped India finally overcome the Bazball blues, posting a series-leveling 106-run win. After two rounds, it reads India 1, England 1. And when the series resumes after a nine-day break in Rajkot, it would need a brave punter to put money on which way this will end.
If the jubilant celebrations in the middle showed the magnitude of this win that comes sans Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami, there were loud cries in the dressing room too. Head coach Rahul Dravid, who wasn't known for his animated celebrations during his playing days, celebrated each England wicket on the final day pumping his fists with unbridled joy. What a difference one week makes.
As soon as they wrapped up the win, Dravid stood in the corner alongside skipper Rohit Sharma and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, engaging in a serious discussion. Despite the win that they have plenty to deliberate shows the potency of England's Bazball and lack of clarity over the availability of Kohli and Jadeja for the remaining three Tests.
This story is from the February 06, 2024 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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