IND vs ENG | Twitter reacts to Rohit playing peacemaker after Bumrah shoulder barges Pope

With a historic Tets victory possible within grasp, England began Day 4 of the first Test against India comfortably to stretch further their overnight lead of 126 runs. Ollie Pope took little time to add two runs to his tally and reach the 150-run landmark while Rehan Ahmed looked resolute as ever at the other end even with Jasprit Bumrah testing the edges with a hint of reverse swing. However, amidst the calm that seemed to envelope the sunny morning in Hyderabad, Bumrah sent a stern reminder to all stakeholders of the sheer intensity in the encounter with an uncharacteristic act of aggression.

The right-arm quick zipped a ball into Pope's thigh pad midway through the 80th over upon which the two batters sneaked a quick single. However, as the centurion was crossing over to the other end, Bumrah glanced at the approaching Pope out of the corner of his eye and moved just a couple of inches towards the pitch to line up his body with the batter's. Pope, busy watching the ball, ended up barging into a stiff Bumrah and was visibly startled by the contact but wasn't shy to make his feeling known with flailing arms immediately after. 

Bumrah remained his cheeky self and ironically tried to advise the batter to stay on course and to ensure things don't boil over, skipper Rohit Sharma walked over to Pope and defused the situation with some humour. However, Twitterati was already in on the action by then.  

Time for sledging!

Just a little bit

It was intentional

Heated scenes

Yup

Deliberate

A little sledge

LOL

Dhoni stuff

Getting serious