Bumrah picked match figures of 9/110 and scored 28 runs.
One of the biggest positives for India was Jasprit Bumrah's return to form after going wicketless in the World Test Championship final played in June. The Indian pacer took 9/110 across both innings and scored an attacking 28 runs to frustrate the English bowlers.
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Former India batsman Aakash Chopra said that Bumrah is his Man of the Match as he took nine wickets and set the tone for team India.
"Who is my player of the match, I am going with Boom Boom Bumrah. I am talking about him because he has taken nine wickets. When you lose the toss on the first day and you are given the responsibility to bowl, it is necessary to take wickets there. He took a wicket in the first over, he just set the tone for the team,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
He added that Bumrah’s contribution with the bat should not be ignored.
"After that, he came and scored the required runs with the bat because if he had not scored those runs, you wouldn't have got a 95-run lead. So, you need to keep that in mind as well,” he said.
Aakash Chopra also lauded Jasprit Bumrah for not letting England set a massive fourth-innings target for India with his five-wicket haul in the second innings.
He said, "After that, he took a five-wicket haul in great style. There was a time when England had taken the lead with only two players dismissed and Root was playing very well, there also it was Jasprit Bumrah again who took the wickets."
Team India was heavily criticized for their inability to clear the tail and score a few runs in the tail-end themselves. Bumrah rose to the occasion in both departments in the first Test.