West Indies legend Brian Lara congratulated India's stand-in Test skipper Jasprit Bumrah for breaking his record for most runs scored in a single over in Tests during the rescheduled fifth Test against England. 

Bumrah on Saturday scripted history, but surprisingly, with the bat in hand. The stand-in India captain smashed 35 runs in veteran Stuart Broad's over, setting the record for most runs in an over in Test cricket. 

In the process of inflicting a whirlwind carnage over Stuart Broad and England, Bumrah surpassed the previous record which was in the hands of Brian Lara, George Bailey and Keshav Maharaj, at 28 runs.

The Former West Indies skipper Lara came up with a remarkable Tweet to congratulate the Indian cricketer.
 "Join me in congratulating the young @Jaspritbumrah93 on breaking the record of Most Runs in a Single Over in Tests. Well done," Lara tweeted.

Lara's tweet soon went viral with fans appreciating the batting great's words of praise for Bumrah.
"Batting Legend is appreciating a Bowling legend for batting...what a moment," wrote a fan, while another fan tweeted that the India pacer will break the batting great's record of the highest individual score of 400 runs in Test cricket.

Lara had etched his name in the record books when he scored an unbeaten 400 against England to set the record for highest individual score in Tests on April 12, 2004.