Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has admitted that an extra pacer in the playing XI would have allowed the rest of the attack more time to recuperate and be that much more effective.
Meanwhile, the visitors allowed to post 332 runs in the first essay despite reducing them to 198 for 7. Jos Buttler was spectacular with the bat who hammered a 133-ball 89 to rescue England.
However, Jasprit Bumrah feels things would have been different if there was an extra bowler.
“When you have an extra bowler, it gives you some cushion while bowling,” he said. “When you bowl with four bowlers, you to bowl more overs as you have to come back (to bowl) quickly.
“We bowled our hearts out yesterday as well as today because we bowled a lot of overs. Sometimes, having an extra bowler gives you more rest,” Bumrah added.
Furthermore, Jasprit Bumrah admitted that onus was on team India bowlers to capitalise on the strong position.
“Obviously, we were at a good position when we restricted them to 198 for 7,” he said. “The reason behind their comeback in the game was two-sided – their tail batted well, but we failed to capitalise on the situation as a bowling unit as well. We tried to bowl in the right areas, but they applied themselves well.
We plan for each and every batsman and give equal respect to every batsman. We tried to execute that today, but it didn’t work,” Bumrah continues.
Jos Buttler put on crucial partnerships, adding 33 with Adil Rashid for the eighth wicket, before leading in a momentum-swinging 98 with Stuart Broad for the ninth. Meanwhile, India is staring another defeat reeling 174 for six in reply to England’s 332.