India, June 22 -- Jasprit Bumrah once again showed why he's the world's premier fast bowler, delivering a sensational five-wicket haul to dismantle England's first innings despite being let down repeatedly by his teammates on the field. Bumrah finished with figures of 5/83, a performance dripping with quality and control, in sharp contrast to the rest of India's pace attack. England eventually folded for 465, falling just six short of India's total of 471, but the narrow lead was only possible because of one man.

On Day 2, Bumrah operated like a lone warrior. He removed Zak Crawley in the very first over of England's reply, setting the tone with a perfect delivery. But while Bumrah struck at regular intervals, India's other seamers, Pras...