India, July 10 -- On his return to the playing XI for the Lord's Test against England, the well-rested Jasprit Bumrah straightaway induced an outside edge from opener Ben Duckett. However, it fell short of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who dived low to his left. Bumrah immediately told Pant and the slip cordon to stand much closer, as there wasn't much carry. But the words fell on deaf ears, and India paid the price.

"Aage aa ja, ball carry nahi kar raha hai, soft hai (Come forward, the ball is not carrying, it's soft)," Bumrah's words were caught on the stump mic right after the fourth ball of the opening innings in London, when India created an early opportunity to rattle England.

However, the slip cordon did not pay heed to those words ...