In the fourth Test match against Australia, Indian pace leader Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are expected to continue their quest for a milestone.
The fourth Test match against Australia in Melbourne, which begins on Thursday, will see Indian pace leader Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continue their quest for milestones. The bowler is aiming for 200 Test wickets, while the seasoned all-rounder is also getting close to the 600-wicket mark in international cricket. With the series tied at one, both teams will play the highly anticipated Boxing Day Test with the goal of gaining the crucial series lead required to make a strong case for the ICC World Test Championship final.To become the 12th Indian bowler to reach 200 Test wickets, Bumrah needs just six more wickets. With best bowling stats of 6/27 and 12 five-wicket hauls, Bumrah has currently collected 194 wickets at an average of 19.52 in 43 Test matches.
Bumrah has been the most consistent player in the series thus far, taking 21 wickets at an average of 10.90 in three games, with best figures of 6/76 and two five-wicket hauls to his credit.
In ten Test matches against Australia, he has claimed 53 wickets at an average of 17.15, including three five-wicket hauls and top figures of 6/33.Jadeja is just seven wickets away from reaching 600 international wickets, becoming him the fifth bowler from India to do so. He has taken 593 wickets at an average of 29.04 in 349 international appearances, with 17 five-wicket hauls and his best figures of 7/42.
He has a strong record against Australia even though he hasn’t taken any wickets in this series. He has taken 89 wickets at an average of 20.35 in 18 Test matches against them, with his best figures being 7/42. He has claimed a 10-wicket haul and five five-wicket hauls.
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India’s squad for fourth and fifth Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Tanush Kotian.
