What makes this performance by the Indians more significant is the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. Laid low by a stress fracture in his back, Bumrah has shouldered the burden of India’s pace hopes since he made his Test debut in January 2018 – getting those crucial breakthroughs and picking wickets in a bagful. His mere presence added the extra teeth to the bowling line-up, which looked extremely potent and threatening.
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