Jasprit Bumrah broke a flurry of records in the first ODI against England at The Oval on Tuesday. The 28-year-old pacer ripped apart the English top order before ending the English innings with figures of 6/19, the best by an Indian bowler on British soil. En route to his remarkable performance, Jasprit Bumrah went past Kuldeep Yadav, who held the record for the previous best bowling display in the United Kingdom. The chinaman spinner had recorded figures of 6/25 in 2018. Jasprit Bumrah's scintillating show in London earned him the title of the “best bowler across formats” from India legend Sachin Tendulkar and former England skipper Michael Vaughan who hailed him for consistently troubling batters in T20s, ODIs, and Test matches.
“Without any question, he (Jasprit Bumrah) is the best bowler across all formats by a country mile. You can put Shaheen Shah Afridi, Trent Boult, these kind of bowlers in that kind of category but Jasprit Bumrah with his pace, his skills, wobble seam, swing, yorkers and dipping slower balls, continuously always seems to get better and better,” Michael Vaughan said on Cricbuzz after India's 10-wicket triumph against England in the first ODI.
“All the batters now have seen plenty of him over the last few years but there is still a very few that can really get on top of Jasprit Bumrah in T20 cricket, in 50-over cricket and also in Test cricket… I just think he is miles ahead of anyone else,” Michael Vaughan added.
“The Oval pitch has great bounce but Indian bowlers bowled the right lengths & that made all the difference. A great bowling performance by India’s pace attack especially Bumrah who was just phenomenal,” Sachin Tendulkar posted on Twitter.
“I've been of the opinion for a while now that Bumrah is the best bowler across formats. It was good to hear Nasser Hussain agree with me on-air,” Sachin Tendulkar added.
Sachin Tendulkar's praise for Jasprit Bumrah came after he registered the third-best bowling figures by an Indian in the format.
I've been of the opinion for a while now that Bumrah is the best bowler across formats. It was good to hear @nassercricket agree with me on-air.#ENGvIND
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 12, 2022
Jasprit Bumrah's mastery not only left the English batting in tatters but also led to an England collapse not seen in recent times in ODIs.
Jasprit Bumrah began his six-wicket haul with the wicket of England opener Jason Roy who failed to trouble the scorers as he got bowled for a duck in the second over of the contest.
The Ahmedabad-born fast bowler then got rid of the dangerous Joe Root and the swashbuckling Jonny Bairstow for zero and seven respectively.
Joe Root in particular had no clue whatsoever as the ball jumped from a good length area before taking an outside edge of his bat. The 31-year-old cricketer who was in the form of life in recent Test matches against both New Zealand and India was caught behind by Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah, subsequently, scalped the wickets of Liam Livingstone, David Willey, and Brydon Carse to become the first Indian to take six wickets on English soil in a One-Day International.
Bumrah’s figures of 6/19 are also the third-best figures by an Indian with Stuart Binny with his 6/4 against Bangladesh in 2014 and Anil Kumble with his 6/12 against West Indies in 1993 ahead of him.
Bumrah was fully supported by Mohammed Shami in his exploits as the Bengal bowler took three wickets to end the England innings at 110, the Three Lions’ lowest total against India in ODIs.
In reply, captain Rohit Sharma and veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan raced through to the target with more than 31 overs to spare. While Rohit smacked a quickfire 76 off 58 balls, including seven boundaries and five sixes, Dhawan gave him company with his knock of 31 off 54 deliveries to complete a memorable 10-wicket triumph for India.
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah was delighted with his display as he acknowledged that there was swing on offer early in the England essay and he made good use of it to put their batters under pressure.
“When there is swing to offer and seam movement, it is exciting times for white-ball cricket. Very happy when there was some help for us in the beginning. When I bowled the first ball, I saw some swing… If there is no swing, you pull your length back. When the ball is doing something, you don’t have to try too much. But when the wicket is flat, your accuracy is tested,” Jasprit Bumrah said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
Jasprit Bumrah also hailed his pace bowling partner Mohammed Shami who was equally effective against England in the first match of the three-game ODI series.
“As soon as he [Shami] bowled the first over, we felt he can go fuller since there was some help. He had a discussion with me that we should go fuller. Very happy for him, but when he beats the bat, I told him there will be a day when he runs through sides! When the bowling is moving around, the slip cordon and keeper are very active. Very happy for Pant [for his catches]!” Jasprit Bumrah concluded.
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