Umesh Yadav had already made a significant breakthrough late on day one by dismissing Joe Root. The Vidharba right-arm seamer made two more incisions on day two within the first hour. Yadav got rid of Craig Overton and Dawid Malan.
However, he also gave away runs at four per over in 19 overs. When asked during a virtual press conference where India went wrong after reducing England to 62-5, Yadav admitted their performance dipped.
The veteran stated that although the track offered nothing, the tourists also conceded runs and failed to maintain discipline. But the 33-year old lauded his side for coming back well after finding out where they went wrong.
Umesh Yadav confident of the Indian batsmen making a big score
Umesh Yadav also expressed optimism about the second innings because of the way the wicket is currently behaving. He also explained how the track has changed over time. Yadav thinks that as the batsmen are in good flow thus far, they are going to make the most of the conditions.
India got through to the end of the day unscathed with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul sharing an unbroken stand of 43 in 16 overs. The tourists still trail by 56 runs and need one of the two openers make a big score. England, meanwhile, rode on contributions from Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Ollie Pope and Chris Woakes to lift themselves to 290.
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