Jasprit Bumrah’s freakish ability to bowl yorkers in Twenty20 cricket has made him an IPL superstar but now he has proved he can be a real force in Test cricket too.

Like Jos Buttler, Bumrah has graduated from Twenty20 to Test cricket at Trent Bridge. Both are welcome results because Test cricket needs players of their star quality.

Bumrah is the first Indian fast bowler to take two five-wicket hauls in his first four Tests after his five for 85 that left England on the brink of defeat here on Tuesday.

Hurling the ball down from a high angle thanks to a hyper-extension in his right shoulder, Bumrah is a one-of-a-kind bowler. He is exactly the type of cricketer the sub continent produces: a force of nature left to develop in its own way.

What makes him a Test bowler however is his control of line and length and he has shown in this match an ability to build pressure and force the mistake from the batsman. Bumrah was the most economical Indian seamer. He only sent down one yorker, his hat-trick delivery, in the whole match despite it being his IPL trademark, and instead bowled a good length, relying on seam movement into the batsmen. A lethal, quick bouncer completed the set.