London [UK], February 6 (ANI): Former England cricketer Michael Atherton lauded star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and young opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal for their performances in the second Test against England, calling Jaiswal’s innings “stunning” and Bumrah’s scorching yorker to dismiss Ollie Pope as “spectacular”.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1 following a 106 run win over England in the second Test and Jaiswal’s 209 in the first innings and Bumrah’s nine wickets in the match, including a six-wicket haul in the first innings were the highlights of the game.
Atherton told Sky Sports, “This will be the first time that English supporters have seen him (Jaiswal) really at any lengths in the middle and boy did he play some shots. Some of the sixes he hit were very very powerfully struck so that combination of the drive and desire to make himself into a great cricketer.”
“But also that kind of ability to take the game on in the T20 style which all the players have now, I thought that was a stunning innings,” he added.