Ego Clash: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj's confrontation aired on live TV as Taskin Ahmed dismisses India's tail quickly on Day 2

The start of the move was a bit unexpected, considering Bumrah's previous displays of skill with the bat. However, when Akash confidently flicked a ball off his pads and followed it up with a flawless drive for two boundaries, any doubts were quickly dispelled. The Indian tailenders have shown time and time again their love for batting - after all, which bowler doesn't enjoy a good knock with the bat? Their resilience at the crease has constantly frustrated opposing teams, and this match was no exception as Bangladesh found themselves on the receiving end of some fiery batting.

As Ravichandran Ashwin and Akash batted, the camera panned towards the dressing room where both Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were padded up. The visual posed a question of who next, commentators Harsha Bhogle and Dinesh Karthik were present in the right place at the right time, and here is how the conversation went.

Harsha Bhogle: Alright then, both Bumrah and Siraj padded up. I wonder who is the next man in? Bumrah, surely it has to be Bumrah.

Dinesh Karthik: Has to be. He has gotten runs in the past. There's Siraj too. Well, of course, when it comes to bowlers, there's always an ego-tussle (with a laugh).

As predicted, it was Bumrah who walked in after Akash's entertaining innings of 17 off 30 came to an end, and immediately opened his account with a boundary. Bumrah has played some incredible knocks for India in the past, twice against England. In 2021, his 89-run partnership with Mohammed Shami for the ninth wicket, in which Bumrah's contribution was 34 and his partner's 56, turned the momentum of the game as India ended up winning the Lord's Test by 151 runs.

The following year, Bumrah was in the thick of things again, this time creating another world record. Captaining in the rescheduled fifth Test match in Edgbaston, Bumrah took Stuart Broad for 35 runs in an over, making it the most expensive in the history of Test cricket.

Siraj has become a bit of a sensation with the bat himself. While he may not have gotten runs to prove the claim, Siraj's Viv-Richards like raise of the collar and swag when he batted against Sri Lanka last month made him a fodder for memes. The Siraj-Bumrah partnership didn't last long though as Bangladesh made short work of the Indian innings which folded for 376. Taskin dismissed Jadeja, Akash and Ashwin to finish with three wickets before Hasan Mahmud competed his second consecutive 5-wicket haul, getting Bumrah out caught at third slip.