Captain Jasprit Bumrah admitted that the below-par performance with the bat in second innings cost India the fifth Test against England. After dominating the match for almost three days, India were completely outplayed by the hosts on the last two, as a result, they lost the match by 7 wickets and the series ended in a 2-2 draw.
“I won’t go that far ahead (of calling himself an all-rounder). That’s the beauty of Test cricket, even if you have three good days. We fell short with the bat yesterday and that is where we let the opposition in to let the match slip away from us,” Bumrah said in the post-match presentation.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow completely outplayed the Indian bowlers in the first session of Day 5 as England chased down the required 119 runs in 19.4 overs.
“Ifs and buts can always be there. If you go back, if there was no rain in the first match, we could have won the series. But England played really well. We have drawn the series and both teams played very good cricket and it was a fair result,” he added.
