West Indies great Brian Lara has lavished rich praise on Jasprit Bumrah after the stand-in India captain went on to break his long-standing world record of scoring the most runs in an over in Test cricket. 19 years ago in December 2003, Brian Lara plundered 28 runs off South African left-arm tweaker Robin Peterson in a Test match against the Proteas at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.

The world record remained with Brian Lara for nearly two decades before being dismantled by Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday. The 28-year-old Indian cricketer destroyed Stuart Broad as the England pacer went on to concede 35-runs in an over. While 29 of those runs came from Jasprit Bumrah's bat, the remaining ones came through extras. Stuart Broad bowled a wide which wicketkeeper Sam Billings failed to collect and it cost the Three Lions bowler five runs. A no-ball further made a dent in his bowling figures.

After Jasprit Bumrah shattered his record, Lara took to Twitter to congratulate the India star.

“Join me in congratulating the young Jasprit Bumrah on breaking the record of Most Runs in a Single Over in Tests. Well done!” Brian Lara said on the micro-blogging platform.

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Stuart Broad now has the dubious distinction of bowling the most expensive over in both Tests and T20Is. In 2007, India’s Yuvraj Singh smashed him for six consecutive sixes as he gave away a total of 36 runs in a T20I over.

The India captain started with a four as the ball crossed the fine leg boundary. The English speedster then came up with a wide and high bouncer which wicketkeeper Sam Billings failed to collect, costing Stuart Broad four extra runs.

Stuart Broad conceded a maximum of the following delivery which turned out to be a no-ball.

Broad then bowled a high and wide bouncer that eluded wicketkeeper Sam Billings for four extra runs.

On the next three balls, Jasprit Bumrah smashed Stuart Broad for back-to-back boundaries before clobbering the fifth ball for another six. He finished the over with a risky single on the final ball.

While Jasprit Bumrah remained unbeaten on 31 off only 16 balls as the Indians ended their first innings for 416, it was his demolition of Stuart Broad which left the cricket world stunned.

Jasprit Bumrah’s 31 not out is also the highest score by a debutant skipper who has batted at No.10 or lower.

Before Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics with the bat, Ravindra Jadeja completed his third Test hundred and his first on English soil.

In the end, the Indians were bowled out for 416 with Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah adding the bulk of runs scored by the Asian side on the second day of the Test match.

Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah wasn’t done for the day as after his world record-breaking performance with the bat, he led from the front with the ball too.

Jasprit Bumrah sent both England openers Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, and No.3 Ollie Pope back to the pavilion early, putting the home team on the backfoot with their score reading 44/3 at one point.

Nonetheless, the Ben Stokes-led side finished the day at 84/5 with the dangerman Joe Root back in the hut.

Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow stitched together a small partnership of 34 runs to steady the ship for a brief period but Mohammed Siraj succeeded in dismissing England’s best batter by a peach of a delivery.

Mohammed Shami then got rid of nightwatchman Jack Leach for a duck to put India in the driver’s seat in the Test on Day 2.

Coming back to Jasprit Bumrah’s crazy effort with the bat, it wasn’t the first time when the hosts lost the plot against India in this Test match.

On Day 1, the visitors were on the ropes, having lost five wickets with just 98 on the board. But England allowed them to make a gigantic comeback as Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja came together to forge a 222-run stand.

What’s more, Rishabh Pant terrorized the England bowlers with his stunning counter-attack as he produced an innings of the highest order, finishing with a spectacular 146 off 111 deliveries.

On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah’s scintillating knock left several former cricketers, and cricket pundits, including Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Irfan Pathan in awe.

“Broad the bowler v India is a special story in itself. 36 runs conceded in an over to Yuvraj Singh in 2007 T20 WC, and today 35 runs in an over in a Test match,” noted cricket expert Ayaz Memon tweeted.

“Kya yeh Yuvi hai ya Bumrah?! 2007 ki yaad dila di (Is this Yuvraj or Bumrah? Reminded me of 2007),” the legendary Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Twitter.

“BOOM What play, captain saab! Jasprit Bumrah Kamaal karta. 35 runs off Broad’s over in a Test match!” shared Harbhajan Singh.

“Bumrah and Shami’s partnership in the Lord’s Test in the same series helped India win the match. Today Stuart Broad wasn’t great and Jasprit Bumrah cashed in. Test cricket at the moment seems very easy,” Ajit Agarkar said on Sony Liv.

Bowl well, get heaps of wickets, get runs, become captain, and put India in a terrific position. But I think it’s his bowling. He just bowled at the right speed. His line and length were immaculate as always,” Ajit Agarkar added.