The third day of the ongoing fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston in Birmingham began on a tense note as Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow were engaged in an ugly exchange of words. Video footage showed Virat Kohli signaling Jonny Bairstow to stay inside the crease after he walked up to the England wicketkeeper batter. The former India captain then made gestures with his hands, telling Jonny Bairstow to shut up.

It wasn't the first time when Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow were involved in a feisty sledging match during the contest. Before Sunday's episode, Virat Kohli was seen mocking the England batter after India pacer Mohammed Shami troubled him a lot on Saturday. Nonetheless, the two made peace with each other at the close of play as they were seen sharing a good laugh.

However, things turned nasty on Day 3 as Virat Kohli was heard saying “Shut up. Just stand and bat” to Jonny Bairstow on the stump mic.

Virat Kohli then had a chat with England skipper Ben Stokes who then went up to Jonny Bairstow to calm him down and the two punched each other's gloves before having a good laugh over it.

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Virat Kohli's sledging, however, backfired as Jonny Bairstow became ultra aggressive after this incident. The Englishman went into overdrive – while he was earlier mistiming his strokes, Virat Kohli's words fired him up.

Suddenly, Jonny Bairstow started gaining in confidence before unleashing his full repertoire of strokes – short-arm pulls, drives, lofted hits over the inner circle and the runs started to come at a rapid pace.

The England star who was the main hero of England's 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand before this Test match looked menacing, especially after bringing up his fifty in the first session of play.

Notably, it took him 20 minutes to score his first run on Day 3. But an altercation with Virat Kohli was what he needed to get going.

Runs kept flowing from his bat in the second session as well as Jonny Bairstow coasted through to his third century in as many Tests before being sent back to the pavilion by Mohammed Shami for 106.

His wicket brought more rewards for the Indian bowlers as the visitors got rid of Stuart Broad and Sam Billings in quick succession before bowling England out for 284.

Though India took a healthy 136-run lead in the first innings, England would still be happy with their recovery, considering Ben Stokes' men were 84/5 on Saturday and had even lost the wicket of their most prolific scorer Joe Root.

On Day 2, it was the combo of Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah who had put India in command with their heroics.

While Ravindra Jadeja struck his third Test hundred and his first on English soil, it was a day to remember for Jasprit Bumrah as he shined with both bat and ball at Edgbaston.

On Saturday, stand-in India captain Jasprit Bumrah broke Brian Lara’s long-standing record for hitting the most runs in an over in the history of 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 in Birmingham.

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.

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 in the hut to make it India's day.

Jasprit Bumrah's all-round show was hailed by several former cricketers and pundits who claimed that the 28-year-old player enjoyed playing Test cricket.

“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.

“You feel you've seen everything. But you must realize you are still a student in the game. Something will surprise you on another day. What I saw today was something absolutely bizarre. Jasprit Bumrah breaking the world record – getting 29 off his bat in a 35-run over,” Ravi Shastri concluded.