India, July 5 -- That India, for the first time, is in a position from which they can win a Test match against England on this tour has largely been made possible by their bowlers. Of course, taking nothing away from their batters - Shubman Gill's 269-run marathon will be talked about for years to come, and Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja's contributions of 87 and 89 have played their own role - but dismissing six English batters for a duck on a pitch tailor-made for batting is what makes this effort even sweeter. And also, in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. Mohammed Siraj breathed fire, picking up 6/70, and Akash Deep more than held his end of the bargain as a replacement for Bumrah, finishing with 4/88.

And yet, there is uncertaint...