- India,
- 14-Jul-2025 10:34 AM IST
IND vs ENG: On the historic ground of Lord's, the Indian cricket team has done such a feat, for which cricket lovers had to wait for 70 long years. Indian bowlers made a unique record for the first time in Test cricket, which not only made India proud, but also added a new chapter in the history of Test cricket. This achievement is related to the clean bowled of England batsmen, which surprised the cricket world.Unique sight seen at Lord's after 70 yearsIn the Lord's Test, Indian bowlers not only took 20 wickets of England, but what makes this performance special is the clean bowled of 12 batsmen. In the history of Test cricket, Indian bowlers had not clean bowled so many batsmen in a single match. This was the first time for them when they did so. And this achievement was seen not only for India, but also for Test cricket after 70 years.The last time 12 batsmen were clean bowled in a match in Test cricket was in the year 1955. After this, Indian bowlers repeated this feat in the Lord's Test in 2025. The biggest contribution behind this brilliant performance was Jasprit Bumrah, who clean bowled 6 batsmen alone. At the same time, Washington Sundar took all his four wickets in the second innings as clean bowled. Apart from this, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep also contributed to this record by bowling one batsman each.Unique history repeated after 136 yearsIn the Lord's Test, the Indian bowlers not only repeated the 70-year-old record, but also did a feat which was seen for the second time in the 136-year history of Test cricket. This achievement is related to the clean bowl of the middle order and tailender batsmen in England's second innings. The last time this happened was in 1889 in the Test match played between South Africa and England in Cape Town.In the second innings of the Lord's Test in 2025, the Indian bowlers brought England's middle order and tailender batsmen to the line and bowled them clean. This was an example that made its place in the pages of cricket history.Strength of Indian bowlingThis historic performance showed the strength of the Indian bowling unit. Led by Jasprit Bumrah, the bowlers not only showed their accuracy but also completely rendered the opposition helpless on a challenging ground like Lord's. Washington Sundar's off-spin, Siraj's speed, and Akash Deep's swing did not give any chance to the England batsmen.This victory is not only a milestone for Indian cricket but also shows that the Indian bowling now has the ability to destroy the world's best batting lineup under any circumstances in Test cricket.This performance at Lord's will remain in the minds of cricket lovers for a long time. This record repeated after 70 years and this sight seen after 136 years points to the golden future of Indian cricket.
