Our bowlers failed to execute plans against their tailenders, says Jasprit Bumrah

XtraTime Web Desk: Indian cricket team’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah feels that the bowlers failed to execute plans against England’s tailenders. At one stage England were 198 for the loss of 7 wickets but ultimately the hosts reached 332 runs in their first innings.

“We tried to bowl in the right areas, but they applied themselves well. We plan for each and every batsman and give equal respect to every batsman. We tried to execute that today, but it didn’t work,” said Bumrah at the post day 2 press-conference.




Bumrah said an extra bowler would have helped matters. “When you have an extra bowler, it gives you some cushion while bowling,” he said. “When you bowl with four bowlers, you to bowl more overs as you have to come back (to bowl) quickly.




“We bowled our hearts out yesterday as well as today, because we bowled a lot of overs. Sometimes, having an extra bowler gives you more rest.”

That said, Bumrah admitted the responsibility was on the Indian bowlers for failing to capitalise on a strong position. “Obviously, we were at a good position when we restricted them to 198/7,” he said.




“The reason behind their comeback in the game was two-sided – their tail batted well, but we failed to capitalise on the situation as a bowling unit as well.

Buttler put on crucial partnerships, adding 33 with Adil Rashid for the eighth wicket, before leading in a momentum-swinging 98 with Stuart Broad for the ninth.




Bumrah, however, said it was a “win-win” position for Buttler. “He played well today and took his chances. When you bat with the tail, you don’t have much to lose and you can play with a lot of freedom,” said Bumrah.




“Our batsmen have done that as well – we saw it in the first Test match when Virat (Kohli) was batting with the tail, he scored a lot of runs. That’s a position where a batsman has a win-win situation. If it doesn’t pay off, it’s okay. If it does, it’s a bonus for the team.”