India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah hasn't been able to make a big impact so far in the fourth Test against England. After picking up five-wicket hauls in both the Headingley and Lord's Test, the 31-year-old hasn't been able to perform well with the ball so far at Old Trafford. Bumrah has so far bowled 28 overs in the match and though he did manage to take the big wicket of Jamie Smith, he also ended up conceding 95 runs.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that Bumrah has gotten dominated by the opposing batters at Old Trafford and hasn't been able to make most out of the surface like he did at Lord's. He also compared Bumrah's pace to that of England's Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes, who took three and five wickets respectively during India's first innings.
Bumrah wasn't able to bowl at high pace on Day 3
"I have to say Jasprit Bumrah has looked okay and playable today. He hasn't got that oomph that he got out of the surface at Lord's when he bowled that incredible spell and it's the pace that Bumrah is not able to generate, unlike Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer," Vaughan told BBC.
Notably, Bumrah is the third-highest wicket-taker of the series against England so far with 13 scalps under his belt in five innings. That wicket of Smith on Day 3 saw Bumrah complete 50 Test scalps in England, becoming just the third Asian bowler to do so after Wasim Akram and Ishant Sharma.
Meanwhile, the Indian bowling attack struggled massively against England on Day 3 of the Manchester Test. The likes of Joe Root (150), Ollie Pope (71) and Ben Stokes (77*) absolutely dominated with the bat and massively helped their side in capping off the day on a humongous total of 544/7.
With Stokes unbeaten on 77 and Liam Dawson batting on 21, it remains to be seen how far will the hosts manage to take their total to on Day 4 of the Manchester Test. On the other hand, the Men in Blue will be hoping that their bowlers finally find some rhythm and take England's remaining wickets as quickly as they can so that the hosts don't manage to take an even bigger lead.