Social media was set ablaze on Day 2 of the India vs England 1st Test at Headingley, with fans flooding platforms like X, Instagram and Facebook with a barrage of hilarious memes, all starring Jasprit Bumrah. The Indian pacer’s fiery spell, near-misses and dramatic no-ball moment turned the cricket field into meme gold, making him the undisputed hero of the day both on and off the pitch.

India’s strong total of 471 looked imposing, but it was England’s resistance and Bumrah’s blistering spell that set the tone for a dramatic day. Ollie Pope stood tall with a gritty, unbeaten 100, but it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. He was tested, rattled and frankly, lucky. A couple of dropped chances, some lucky escapes, and a few edges to nowhere kept Pope afloat as the Indian bowlers circled like sharks.

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Meanwhile, Bumrah was in beast mode. He struck in his very first over, sending Crawley packing, then followed up with a thunderbolt to crash into Duckett’s stumps. Next, he lured Joe Root into a fatal edge. Three wickets all to Bumrah. The man was on fire.

But the drama peaked when he seemingly dismissed Harry Brook in the final over of the day. It was the perfect ending… until the umpire’s hand went up. No-ball. A heartbreak. A meme waiting to happen.

And oh, how it did. Social media exploded, some compared Bumrah’s overstepping to Shakespearean tragedy, others crafted memes that had fans laughing through the heartbreak.

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Here are the some hilarious memes:

Under Headingley’s grey skies, the cricket was intense but online, it was absolute chaos. One thing’s certain: Bumrah owned Day 2, not just with the ball, but by breaking the internet one meme at a time.