Bumrah returned with the figures 5/83 in 24.4 overs despite the dropped chances.
After claiming a five-wicket haul in England’s first innings of the ongoing Leeds Test on Sunday (June 22), star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah reflected on dropped chances off his bowling and emphasised the need to move on during the game.
Bumrah returned with the figures 5/83 in 24.4 overs and it came despite catches getting put down, including that of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Harry Brook, all by Yashasvi Jaiswal in the slip cordon.
The right-arm quick had also dismissed Brook for a duck but that delivery was deemed a no-ball, much to the disappointment of the visitors.
"Just for a second (disappointment on dropped catches), you just cannot sit and cry about it. You have to move forward with the game. I try not to take it too far in my head and forget it. A lot of them are new to the game, and for the first time, it is hard to see the ball here. Nobody is dropping catches intentionally, and it is a part and parcel of the game. They will learn from it. I do not want to create a scene and put more pressure on them, like I am kicking the ball or something," Bumrah said while speaking in the post-match press conference.
Bumrah’s heroics at Headingley helped India gain a meagre first-innings lead of 6 runs after posting 471 on the board.
This was his 10th five-wicket haul in SENA nations, becoming the first-ever Indian to touch this figure. Two more fifers will take him past Pakistan legend Wasim Akram (11 SENA fifers).
This was also Bumrah's 12th five-wicket haul in away Tests, equalling the feat of former Indian skipper Kapil Dev.
Bumrah once again explained why he decided against taking the Indian Test captaincy despite getting offer from the selectors after Rohit Sharma’s retirement last month.
"There was nothing major on captaincy. I want to take care of my body. The people who performed my surgery and look after my body, I had talks with them. I do not want to let the team down. I do not want to be a part of that situation. As a leader, I would have to be there in every match and if I am not playing it would not be fair on the team. There should be continuity. I want to contribute as a player whenever I am here. Nothing is bigger than Indian cricket and winning matches, and I felt it was a better call," he added.
"Currently, the wicket is good to bat on. I do not see any demons. A little bit of two-paced, what we can see. There could be swing but you expect that in Test cricket. There is no major deviation so far, no funny business. We would like to score a big total and give us that cushion."
Commenting on England batter Harry Brook missing his century by a run in the first innings, Bumrah said fate decided 99 for him, and praised his innings.
"Fate decided 99 for him. He is an interesting batter, played very well. He assessed the conditions and fancies his game. He makes you think that he can play an aggressive shot and can also shut shop and negotiate the bowler if he is bowling a good spell. We will try to negate him better in next innings," Bumrah remarked.
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna (3/128) and Mohammed Siraj (2/122) shared the remaining five wickets between them in England’s first innings.
The tourists ended the third day, which was cut short due to rain, at 90/2 in the second innings, extending their lead to 96 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) and Sai Sudarshan (30) were the dismissed batters, while KL Rahul (47*) and skipper Shubman Gill (6*) returned unbeaten at stumps.
(With ANI Inputs)