Jasprit Bumrah’s stocks rose exponentially ever since he arrived on Australian shores this summer, with the pace ace leading India to a commanding win in the Border-Gavaskar series opener in Perth, before leaving his mark in Adelaide and Brisbane.
Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul spared India from the blushes as Australia rode another rollicking Travis Head century and a redemption hundred for the great Steve Smith to pile up 405-7 at stumps on the second day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane on Sunday.
In a massive relief for Indian cricket fans ahead of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Brisbane, starting Saturday, star quick Jasprit Bumrah shrugged off any injury concerns and completed a full warm-up with his teammates on Thursday before bowling in their main training session.
Head was one of the few Australia batters to keep his reputation intact in the heavy Perth loss, scoring a fighting 89 in the second innings, despite a searing pace performance led by Bumrah.
Cummins also reflected on the defeat but chose not to go into specifics of what went wrong.
Rohit was effusive in his praise for his bowling unit that helped India successfully defend 119 —the lowest total between the two rivals in T20 World Cup history, but felt that the Indians fell 15-20 runs short on that tricky New York pitch.
Bumrah finished with impressive figures of 3 for 14 from his four overs, bowling 15 dot balls as Pakistan capitulated in their chase of 120 to find themselves in serious danger of an early exit.
The 30-year-old made a stellar return to international cricket when he was handed the captaincy to lead India in their three-match T20I tour of Ireland last August, and went on to claim 20 wickets in the 50-over World Cup.
Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for the fourth Test against England, starting from Friday, at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, say reports.
Bumrah climbed three places to be ranked No. 1, and replaced his teammate R Ashwin in the position. Before this, his highest ranking had been No. 3. Apart from Bumrah, former left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan has also occupied the No. 3 spot, in October-November 2010.
