Jasprit Bumrah scripted history on Saturday as the stand-in India skipper launched a sensational all-out assault against England pacer Stuart Broad, taking 35-runs in a single over on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth and final Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Out of the 35, 29 runs came off Jasprit Bumrah's bat which is the most made in a single over in Tests as he broke West Indies legend Brian Lara‘s previous milestone by a run.

Brian Lara accomplished the feat against South African spinner Robin Peterson, plundering him for 28 runs, including four boundaries and two sixes in a Test match in 2003.

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.

Remarkably, Jasprit Bumrah smacked four boundaries, two sixes, and a single, while six more runs were added to the score due to a no-ball and 5 wides.

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.

Stuart Broad is widely regarded as one of the greatest pacers in cricket history and has 550 wickets to his name in the longest format of the game.

However, he 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.

Coming back to Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics, 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.

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

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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.

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 Rishabh Pant‘s 146 off 111 balls on Day 1 being the highlight of the Indian innings.

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 of time before recovering to 77/3 as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow stitched together an unbeaten stand of 33 runs.

Both Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have been in superb form of late. While Root has scored hundreds in each of his last three Tests, Bairstow hit hundreds in successive games in England's 3-0 sweep of New Zealand recently.

On the eve of the match, Jasprit Bumrah had promised to lead his team from the front and that's what he seems to be doing at the moment.

“The taste of success feels good when there is pressure. I am always up for responsibilities and I love to be in tough challenges. As a cricketer, you always want to test yourself in deep waters. I have spoken to many cricketers. Everybody improves and keeps getting better,” Jasprit Bumrah said hours before the game.

“Representing India in Tests was always a dream for me and this opportunity to lead the side is the biggest achievement of my career. I’m very happy that I’ve been given this opportunity. I have had immense faith in myself,” Jasprit Bumrah added.

“In every scenario, I have trusted my instincts that have taken me to this level in cricket and I will keep doing that, going forward. Nothing changes for me, especially my role. That’s what I am going to do as the captain of the side,” Bumrah concluded.