The former head coach of India, Ravi Shastri, was not impressed with India's pace attack during the afternoon session of the second day of the current fourth Test against England. At the tea break, he cautioned that head coach Gautam Gambhir and bowling coach Morne Morkel may give Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, and Mohammed Siraj some "harsh words" in the locker room.

Following Ben Stokes' five-wicket haul, which helped bowl out India for 358, England ruled the second session. At a scoring rate of more than five runs per over, openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett remained undefeated, adding 77 runs in just 14 overs.

Despite pre-match discussions of assistance for bowlers, India had trouble with their lengths, frequently bowling too full and missing the mark. During England's aggressive start, Ravi Shastri raged on air, criticizing the Indian pacers for their "rubbish" bowling.

"Just not enough consistency." During commentary after Crawley hit Siraj for a four down the ground at the beginning of the twelfth over, he stated, "They will look back at this session and see, especially some of the boundary deliveries, that it’s pretty ordinary stuff, at times rubbish."

When asked by another commentator if he would have used the same language if he had still been the head coach, Shastri responded that he would have likely addressed them in their native tongue, which would have sounded "harsher."

"Maybe in better terms," he replied. Perhaps add the local vocabulary, which may be harsher. The bowling coach and the coach will engage in a heated discussion. He expresses it in this manner. It's not the same. If he's unable, then you intervene and say the same thing.

In the last session, the England openers maintained their supremacy, with both hitters scoring their individual half-centuries on the way to a 100-run partnership.

In the morning, Rishabh Pant overcame a serious foot ailment and scored a courageous fifty. Despite reports that he has been recommended to rest for the next six weeks, the Indian vice-captain, who retired injured on Day 1 after breaking his right foot, came back to bat on the second day.

Stokes, though, tore through the Indian lower order to take his first five-wicket haul in a Test match since his career-best 6-22 performance against the West Indies at Lord's in 2017.

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