England vs India scorecard, ball to ball commentary

Jasprit Bumrah: Right arm fast and awesome

Jasprit Bumrah: Right Arm Fast. The categorization is oversimplifying Bumrah. He is many in one versatile new-ball merchant; an old-ball virtuoso, a seam artiste; Supreme length-manipulator, an all-format freak of nature, a Talisman and a matchwinner, an icon and an entertainer. On Saturday, he was all, more than all, and pure theater too.

There are many reasons spectators flock to watch him in the flesh or turn on the television when he is winding up that unique action of his. Apart from the sense of achievement that will grow with the years in just having been there the day that Bumrah did that, a Desperation almost to be part of him in some tiny way, Bumrah brings something for everyone. For the masses, he gives the visceral thrill of a supersonic fast bowler playing stumps and blasting pads; for purists the Joys of his fine subtleties; for the Scientists the Mechanics of his action; for the students of the game, a light of enlightenment; and for the spectators watching from the stands, a song for their tune, a rhythm for their beat.