IND vs ENG: Will Jasprit Bumrah play at Lord's? Shubman Gill's one-word answer says it all
NEW DELHI: India captain
Shubman Gill
has confirmed that pace ace
Jasprit Bumrah
will return for the third Test at Lord's, after the visitors thrashed England by 336 runs at Edgbaston to level the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 1-1.
Despite Bumrah's absence in the second Test, debutant Akash Deep stepped up in spectacular fashion — delivering match-winning figures of 10/187, including a stunning 6/99 in the second innings. The 27-year-old became only the second Indian bowler to claim a 10-wicket haul in a Test in England, after Chetan Sharma's 10/188 at Birmingham in 1986.
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When asked about Bumrah's availability for the third Test at Lord's, Gill's response was direct and confident: 'Definitely.'
India's historic victory — their first-ever Test win at Edgbaston and their biggest away win by runs — came after they were trailing 0-1 in the series and without key players like Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav.
England, chasing a mammoth 608-run target, were bowled out for 271 with more than a session remaining on Day 5. In addition to Akash Deep's heroics, India's bowling unit saw contributions from Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar — all chipping in with one wicket each.
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Shubman Gill, leading from the front, starred with the bat by scoring 269 and 161 in the match — celebrating his maiden win as India's Test captain in style.
Reflecting on the team's turnaround after the Leeds loss, Gill said:
'All the things we spoke about after the first game, we were spot on. Our bowling and fielding was tremendous to see. We knew if we get 400–500 on this kind of wicket, we'll be in the game. Not every time we're going to drop that many catches.
[Akash Deep] bowled with so much heart. The areas and lengths he hit — he was getting the ball to move both ways. On wickets like this, it's difficult to do that. I'd say I'm feeling comfortable with my game. If we win the series with my contributions, I'll feel happier.
I've said this before — I want to play as a batsman, think as a batsman.'
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