Bumrah acknowledges Wasim, Waqar influence after win over England in second Test

Chasing 399 for victory, England were 95-1 before they lost five wickets in the morning session to allow India to take charge of the contest

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Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah claimed three wickets apiece and bowled India to a series-levelling victory by 106 runs against England in the second test on Monday.

Chasing 399 for victory, England were 95-1 before they lost five wickets in the morning session to allow India to take charge of the contest.

Opener Zak Crawley struck 73, while Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley produced defiant 36s down the order but England were eventually all out for 292 in the second session on day four.

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel removed Rehan Ahmed, who did a decent job as England's nightwatchman by scoring a brisk 23.

Ashwin then rattled England by dismissing Ollie Pope and Joe Root in successive overs.

Pope made 23 before edging the off-spinner and the ball stuck to Rohit Sharma's outstretched left hand at slip.

Root, nursing a finger injury, smashed Patel for a six but gifted his wicket when he danced down the track to hit Ashwin and ended up offering a top-edge to Patel at backward point.

Crawley batted with characteristic aggression, and Jonny Bairstow (26) also looked set before they departed in successive overs before lunch.

England's hopes was effectively snuffed out when Ben Stokes was run out for 11.

Bumrah, who picked up a six-wicket haul in the first innings, opened up about the beaming inswinging yorker, which got rid of Ollie Pope, who looked well-settled at 23, coming off his match-winning 196-run knock in Hyderabad Test.

The breathtaking delivery saw the stumps cartwheeling, much to Bumrah and the team's delight.

"As a youngster, yorker is the first delivery I learnt and that's the only way I thought, I could pick wickets. I used to watch Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Zaheer Khan," Bumrah said.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Waqar responded to a user's question on if the ball delivered by Bumrah to Pope reminded him of anyone, Waqar replied, "Can't think of anyone Hemant. Bumrah's Magic."