4. The Un-Indian Trap
Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma were good, really good on Day 2. And why won’t they be, they bowled majority of the overs. Even ex-Australian pacer Jason Gillespie acknowledged their efforts on social media, saying, ‘Top spell by Umesh Yadav. Quality Test match bowling‘.
The pair shared just two wickets among each other, not many as compared to that of Ashwin-Jadeja’s (4) but had the batsmen dance to their tunes. They hit bodies, deceived batters and also kept Wriddhiman Saha busy behind the wickets. Much to their disappointment, catches were dropped at important periods of the game.