India's Bowling Brilliance Overshadows Ashwin's Absence in Test Match Against England

In addition to the humiliation caused by Bazball, Team India suffered a severe blow late on Friday night when Ravichandran Ashwin withdrew from the game. However, their countermove proved to be much more effective.

India was severely disadvantaged as they entered Day III of the upcoming Test without a bowler due to milestone man Ashwin's unexpected absence due to a family issue. However, this Indian bowling attack is not one to back down from a fight.


Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj bowled England out for 319 from their overnight total of 207/2, not allowing the team to feel the absence of Ashwin. Yashasvi Jaiswal's fast 104 (retired hurt) and Shubman Gill's unbeaten 65 extended India's lead to 322 at stumps on Day III.

Siraj performed well with the old ball, using the jumbled seam to his advantage to dismiss England's lower order in his post-lunch stint (5.1-1-12-3). But Bumrah and Kuldeep are mostly to blame for India's current position of dominance.

Because of Bumrah and Kuldeep's precision, Joe Root and Ben Duckett were unable to completely go on from where England had stopped on Day II. Through cunning, the chinaman managed to outwit Jonny Bairstow. However, Root's excessive anxiety caused him to stumble and try an unnecessary reverse scoop, ultimately dying at the slip.

Specifically, a few England batters, including as Duckett (who misplayed a bad, wide delivery from Kuldeep) and skipper Ben Stokes (who gave Ravindra Jadeja his wicket), seemed completely bewildered with reckless abandon.

In summary, however, except from the early bursts of Bhumrah (1/20 in 7 overs) and Ku­ldeep (2/35 in 12 overs), England's incapacity to distinguish between being audacious and irresponsible is mostly due to the state of the match at hand.

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