Jasprit Bumrah it has dominated the ongoing war effort Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. India's vice-captain is the leading wicket-taker in the series with 25 dismissals to his name. However, on Day 1 of the Melbourne Test, the maestro pacer was knocked out of the park by the young debutant. Konstas himself for five minutes. Now, Bumrah has shared his thoughts on Konstas' dream start and his rivalry with the 19-year-old.
Jasprit Bumrah was always close to getting the wicket of Konstas
Speaking to 7Cricket ahead of the 3rd day of the Boxing Day Test, Bumrah recalled his clash with the youngster on the opening day of the 4th Test and spoke about the youngster's unique batting skills. Bumrah showed that, after playing T20s for 12 years, he always feels in the game against Konstas, he often comes close to taking his wicket early, and although the results vary, he enjoys the challenge.
“I've been through a bunch of them. I've played T20s for the last 12 years of my life. An exciting batsman. I always felt I was in the game, I never felt I was away from taking his wicket, maybe 6-7 times in the first two innings. But you know, that's how cricket goes. Some days it pays off, and some days it doesn't. I like different challenges and I always look forward to it.” Bumrah said.
Australia's debut was star-studded with a solid opening display from Konstas and Usman Khwaja. Australia's openers gave their team a solid foundation of 89 runs. Konstas was the top scorer on the first day of the Test match and scored 60 runs off 65 balls. Konstas played an exceptional innings in his innings and hit 2 long sixes in both his innings against Bumrah. It was the first time in three years that Bumrah had been hit with a six in Test cricket.
Australia's innings ended on the second day of the Test match. The home side were bowled out for 474 runs including a devastating knock of 140 Steve Smith who added 112 runs as captain Pat Cummins for the seventh wicket. The agreement has contributed significantly to Australia's economic growth.
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A solid 8-wicket tie keeps the Indian hopes alive
The Indian team started their innings with a mountain to climb. Young Yashasvi Jaiswal and former Indian captain Virat Kohli tried to resist the Australian bowlers, but both batsmen surrendered their wickets in quick succession as the second day's play drew to a close. On Day 3 of the Exam, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja he was dismissed by the Australian players in the opening round. The entire responsibility of chasing the first innings fell on the young shoulders of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar. The youngsters put up a strong challenge to the Australian bowling, keeping the runs steady and taking the side to 326/7 at Tea on Day 3.