Several batters from Australia gave Jasprit Bumrah a lot of praise.
Australian stars Steve Smith, Travis Head, and Usman Khawaja spoke about playing India’s standout pacer Jasprit Bumrah, describing him as dangerous and difficult to play against. Bumrah is one of the talents who will captivate viewers as India tours Australia. Despite a humiliating series loss to New Zealand at home, all eyes will be on the star pacer as India’s ‘golden arm’ makes the most difficult things happen, just when they appear to be impossible.
Steve Smith told news sources that getting acclimated to Bumrah takes some time.
“He is just odd with his bowling style, which is obviously quite different from many other individuals. It takes a little getting accustomed to. I’ve played against him several times already, and it still takes a few balls to adjust to the difference rhythm,” Smith said.
Head, one of Australia’s greatest tormentors, described meeting Bumrah in a single word: “Impossible.” Head stated that Bumrah is always one step ahead of every batter and is the Indian team’s X-Factor.
“You try to feel like you are one step ahead, but it always feels like he is that next step,” he says.
“He is great in any format. He is their X-factor, the one they go to every time, and he consistently produces for them.”
“In big moments you want big players, and I think he is their biggest.””You have a lot of work ahead of you as a batter. “He is going to be difficult this summer,” Head concluded.
Opener Khawaja added, “When I first faced Bumrah, I was like, ‘Oh, where did that come from?'”
He claims that his unique action and ball release cause the ball to reach hitters faster than predicted.
“Much like Mitchell Johnson, he had a strange action. The ball used to come out and feel like it got to you faster since you didn’t get to gaze at it the entire time. Jasprit is similar, with arms everywhere,” he concluded.
Bumrah has taken 32 Test wickets at an average of 21.25 in his last two outings to Australia. This includes a match-winning 6-33 at the 2018 Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, only two visiting bowlers have taken more wickets in Australia at a lower average: Richard Hadlee and Curtly Ambrose.
Usman Khawaja – Two wickets at average of 67.50
Steve Smith – Three wickets at 56.67
Marnus Labuschagne – two wickets at 53.50
Alex Carey – two wickets at 45.50
Mitchell Marsh – two wickets at 30.00
Travis Head – four wickets at 28.50
Following the series opener in Perth on November 22, the second Test, utilizing the day-night format, will be played under lights at Adelaide Oval from December 6 to 10.
Fans will next turn their focus to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test, which runs from December 14 to 18.
The annual Boxing Day Test, scheduled for December 26-30 at Melbourne’s renowned Melbourne Cricket Ground, will be the series’ concluding stage.
The Sydney Cricket Ground will host the fifth and final Test from January 3–7, providing an entertaining conclusion to a highly anticipated series.
India’s squad for Border-Gavaskar Series: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.
Australia squad for the first Test: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
