New Delhi. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Sunday praised Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who took 32 wickets in five matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, saying that he proved the host team’s top order weak at different times. Did. India had to face defeat by 6 wickets in the last test.
Ponting, the legendary batsman of his time, believes that Bumrah’s performance is the best performance so far by any bowler on the tour of Australia. According to the ICC website, Ponting said, “There is no doubt that out of all the series I have seen, this series is the best in terms of fast bowling. Obviously the conditions were favorable to the fast bowlers throughout the series but when you saw him (Bumrah) bowling compared to anyone else, he made it very difficult to bat.
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He said, “Australia has good batsmen in the top order but he (Bumrah) left no stone unturned to prove them weak at different times.” Due to injury, Bumrah could not bowl in the second innings of Australia in the fifth and final Test match. Australia won this match by six wickets.
Bumrah took the most wickets in the series but despite this India lost the series 1–3. However, Bumrah was awarded the Player of the Series award in the series. Bumrah has taken 64 wickets in Australia which is a record. Earlier this record was in the name of Kapil Dev who had taken 51 wickets in Australia.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 6, 2025, 6:26 PM IST