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[Watch] When Bhuvneshwar Demolished England With Six-Fer In Famous Lord's Test Win

Kashish Chadha

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Struggles of Mukesh Kumar in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam made Indian fans desperately feel the absence of a quality second seamer to support ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah and one of the names reminisced on social media while runs flew off Mukesh's loose balls was swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 

Bhuvneshwar, who returned to first-class cricket for Uttar Pradesh and bagged an astonishing haul at the start of the Ranji Trophy, had hopes raised of a second wing as a red-ball bowler with a potential Test match comeback in waiting for the crafty right-arm seamer. 

His Test career may have been disrupted by a messed up back injury in mid-2018, but whilst around, Bhuvneshwar was a critical cog in India's wheels at the Test level with his ability to generate new-ball swing, maintain a tight leash with the old ball and provide solidity to the lower-order as a capable batter. 


When Bhuvneshwar Took 6 For 82 At Lord's

When around, the experienced pacer took 63 wickets in 21 Tests at an average of 26.09 with four five-wicket hauls next to his name. One of which was truly special and spectacular as it arrived at the historic Lord's cricket ground and helped India pull off a famous Test win at the 'Home of Cricket'. 

Bagging first-innings figures of 6 for 82, Bhuvneshwar allowed an in-transition Indian side under skipper MS Dhoni to restrict England's lead to just 24 after India made a courageous effort to post 295 on the back of Ajinkya Rahane's magnum opus century on Day 1. 

Bhuvneshwar's artistry made account of Alastair Cook, Sam Robinson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad and raised the belief inside the tourists' camp ahead of the pivotal second half. 

Bhuvneshwar's body of work at Lord's also involved two priceless knocks of 36 and 52 down the order as India rallied on the wave of momentum created by their earnest bowler to ultimately bag one of the nation's best ever overseas Test wins with Ishant Sharma taking a second-innings 7-fer.