Day 2 report: Bhuvneshwar, Shami give India the advantage

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami shared a record 111-run stand for the last wicket.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami shared a record 111-run stand for the last wicket.

Trent Bridge: Before the start of the series, there was a lot of talk about Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami regarding their contribution with the ball. However, on day two of the first Test, England discovered that both these ‘bowlers’ are ‘batsmen’ and apparently very good batsmen.

All the talk and all the focus on day 2 will be rightly centered along the performances of Bhuvneshwar and Shami as they strung together a record 111-run stand for the last wicket. This stand was the highest ever for India in Tests against England and the icing on the cake was maiden fifties from both the No. 10 and No. 11.

It started off with Bhuvneshwar farming the strike and it ended up with both batsmen matching each other stroke for stroke. Bhuvneshwar, who bats at No. 6 for Uttar Pradesh in the domestic circuit, gave a damning indictment about his capability been relegated to the No. 10 position….

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