The India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test is currently underway in the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on September 27 (Friday). Before the start of play on Day 1, the Indian players were seen enjoying a light moment. Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were seen imitating Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling action and how he return to his bowling mark after having bowled his ball.
Notably, Bumrah’s action, although unorthodox, has become one of the iconic ones in world cricket with the speedster going on to become one of the most consistent all-format bowlers in the world. As Kohli and Jadeja imitated Bumrah’s bowling action, it left their India teammates around in splits. The incident was caught on camera with the video of it quickly going viral.
Take a look at the viral clip here:
Virat Kohli and Jadeja mimics Bumrah’s bowling action infront of him 😭🤣 pic.twitter.com/fRLvNOFAPG
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IND vs BAN 2nd Test Match Stopped Due To Bad Light
After a delayed start due to a wet outfield because of the rain overnight, the India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test was stopped for a while after lunch on Day 1 because of bad light. The toss was delayed by 30 minutes and when it happened India captain Rohit Sharma did end up surprising a section of the fans and the pundits alike with his decision to bowl first.
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Akash Deep, however, took two wickets in the first spell to reduce the Bangla Tigers to 29/2. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque did see the tourists off to Lunch on the opening day of the second Test after the early wickets. Play did resume after break with Ravichandran Ashwin removing the Bangladesh captain before bad light stopped play with Bangladesh’s reeling at 107/3 after 35 overs.