Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional bowling performance has put India in a dominant position in the Boxing Day Test against Australia. The Indian fast bowler achieved a milestone 200 Test wickets and wreaked havoc on Australia's batting lineup, leaving them with a challenging chase on the final day.
A potentially match-defining partnership from Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland has thrown the Boxing Day Test right back on its head, on a day’s play where India once had one hand on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. Now, a final day chase looms for the tourists after superstar Jasprit Bumrah hit new heights and much-loved all-rounder Mitchell Marsh hit a new summer low, among several other crucial storylines.
Former Indian coach and Fox Cricket expert Ravi Shastri has no doubt a fascinating final day is in the offings at the MCG. “Anything over 275 to chase here is not easy, but it was big fight today. India bounced back and that great spell from Jasprit Bumrah today has opened up the game big time,” he toldAs Adam Gilchrist watched Jasprit Bumrah wreak havoc with Australia’s top order once again on Sunday, the former Australian wicket keeper felt lost for words. What more, he pondered, could be said about the Indian superstar who is in the midst of one of the finest series of fast bowling ever witnessed on Australian soil. “It is just a different ball game, a different planet, that Bumrah is playing on compared to everyone else in the game. It is so impressive to watch,” Gilchrist said on Fox Cricket. “We are running out of words to describe it. He is a world class performer, one of the best we have ever seen operating here at the MCG.” The 31-year-old became just the 12th Indian bowler to secure 200 Test wickets or more when Travis Head chipped one of his rare loose balls to Nitish Kumar Reddy to fall for one. Had that been his solitary wicket for the day, it would have been worth celebrating given the remarkable company he not only joined, but has now topped by reaching the milestone.As Gilchrist noted, anyone who witnessed the wonders of the West Indian pace attack during their reign of terror in the 1980s and 1990s will appreciate just how special Bumrah i
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