Ben Stokes was just able to get his bat down in time, as he somehow survived a peach of a delivery from the Indian fast bowler.
Even the commentators were astonished on how Ben Stokes survived the lethal yorker. Jasprit Bumrah has so far looked the most threatening bowler for India, with the Chennai pitch not providing much help to the bowlers.
India picked up two wickets in the first session of Day 1 after England got off to a decent start. Bumrah trapped Dan Lawrence LBW for a duck, thus taking his first Test wicket on home soil.
After that, Dom Sibley and Joe Root showed their mettle and stitched together a 200-run partnership. Jasprit Bumrah broke that stand late in the day with his trademark yorker, as Sibley was caught plumb in front.
Jasprit Bumrah talks about how saliva ban is affecting bowlers
After the first day’s play, the Indian seamer acknowledged that the Chennai wicket is flat, with the ban of saliva making it hard for the bowlers to maintain the ball.
Fast bowlers often use saliva to make one side of the ball heavy and shiny, which helps it to reverse swing. However, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the ICC have banned the use of saliva on balls. As a result, we haven’t seen much reverse swing on offer in the first Test.
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