Indian bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah took the prized wicket of Usman Khawaja during the Boxing Day Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne. Bumrah was brought into the attack to break the stubborn partnership and he did exactly what his team wanted from him.
However, Bumrah would not have expected to get the wicket this way. It was just short of a length ball that reached Usman Khawaja's waist height. The ball wasn't there to pull but the batsman went for it as he had done all day.
But Khawaja was too early in his shot and the ball went to KL Rahul at mid off for a simple catch. Later, it was found that the ball came off the end of Khawaja's bat. Jasprit Bumrah couldn't believe his luck and was clearly surprised to get the wicket off such a ball.
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Watch: Jasprit Bumrah laughs and mocks Usman Khawaja after taking wicket in Boxing Day Test
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