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Abhijit Ganguly Explained Why ‘Bumrah vs Jansen’ Was The Best Moment Of The Match

Jatin KhandelwalBy Jatin Khandelwal13/01/2022Updated:09/02/2023No Comments3 Mins Read

Abhijit Ganguly Explained Why ‘Bumrah vs Jansen’ Was The Best Moment Of The Match: The third Test match between India and South Africa, in Cape Town, has had its moment which excited the fans. Whether it was Virat Kohli’s trademark cover drive to get off the mark, or Kagiso Rabada’s two peaches to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane twice, or Keegan Petersen’s flying catch to get rid of Cheteshwar Pujara.

But none matches the swagger of Jasprit Bumrah’s stare that the Indian spearhead pacer gave as a send-off to Marco Jansen after castling the South African youngster. This was in the backdrop of the heated exchange the duo had during the second Test in Johannesburg when Bumrah was batting and Jansen bowled a series of short balls towards the Indian tailender.

Now, in Cape Town, it was
Jansen on strike and Bumrah was in superb rhythm. After peppering Jansen with a couple of short balls, Bumrah fired in a length delivery at 144 Kph that pitched outside off stump and kept coming in with Bumrah’s angle. Jansen played inside the line, however, he was squared up and the ball went past his outside edge to send the off-stump cartwheeling.

Bumrah knew he’d had his revenge and opted not to say anything, but just gave Jansen a stare. The batsman didn’t look at the bowler and kept going towards the dressing room.
Famous comedian Abhijit Ganguly took to Twitter and explained why this moment – Bumrah’s focused stare – was the best moment of the match. He pointed out that Jansen and Bumrah were together at Mumbai Indians last season. It was Jansen’s maiden IPL season and was fortunate to spend time and learn from Jasprit Bumrah, arguably the best fast bowler in the world.
In the Test series, then, it was the battle between the teacher and the student, the master and the apprentice. Here, Bumrah reminded young Jansen that he’s “still the top dog”.
“There was something about that Jansen Bumrah stand-off. Both from MI too where Bumrah must have naturally held a mentor kind of role. This was a full on maverick vs reigning supremo battle and Bumrah went ‘not today boy, I’m still the top dog’. Test cricket at its best,” comedian Abhijit Ganguly tweeted.

There was something about that Jansen Bumrah stand-off. Both from MI too where Bumrah must have naturally held a mentor kind of role. This was a full on maverick vs reigning supremo battle and Bumrah went ‘not today boy, I’m still the top dog’.
Test cricket at its best. pic.twitter.com/d5EjSK2KFo

— Abijit Ganguly (@AbijitG) January 13, 2022

India, meanwhile, gained a small but crucial 13-run lead. However, at the time of writing, they have lost 4 wickets for 58 runs.
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Jatin Khandelwal is a prominent cricket writer known for his insightful analysis, in-depth research, and engaging writing style. He has an experience of more than 5 years in cricket writing. Jatin has worked with some of the top cricket websites in India and he has been heading The Cricket Lounge's editorial wing from past one and a half years.

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