With an awkward action, Jasprit Bumrah never fails to deceive the best of batsmen. Within no time, he has become the captain's first-choice opening and death bowler across all the three formats. Representing Gujarat in the domestic cricket, Bumrah bowls for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It won't be unfair to credit Sri Lanka's veteran speedster Lasith Malinga for Bumrah's success in international cricket. Having played together for Mumbai in the IPL, Bumrah has learnt a lot from the million-dollar arm-pacer, who has an equally odd bowling action. He first played for India in an ODI match on January 23, 2016, at Sydney. His T20I debut too came soon after as he took the field against the same opponents at Adelaide on January 26, 2016. The Ahmedabad-born fast bowler had to wait for two years before debuting in the longest format of cricket. Bumrah's Test debut came in January 2018 at Cape Town.
The Optus Stadium has become the new centre for Test cricket in Perth after the WACA. The Optus Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium that hosts several sporting events apart from cricket. It is located in the suburbs of Burswood.
India made a remarkable comeback to end the first day with an advantage against Australia in the opening Test in Perth on Friday, November 22. Jasprit Bumrah with his captaincy and bowling was at the front and centre of India's fightback with the ball as the visitors look to take a handsome lead.
The fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be leading the Indian team in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma in the first Test match against Pat Cummins-led Australia in Perth starting on November 22. Both Cummins and Bumrah will set a new record when they enter the Optus Stadium on Friday.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is yet to travel to Australia for the opening Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on Friday in Perth. The fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team in Rohit's absence for the series opener.
IND vs AUS live streaming: India and Australia will kick off the toughest cricket rivalry with the first Test match at Optus Stadium in Perth starting on Friday morning. Both teams will target a positive start to the five-match Test series with the WTC final spot up for grabs.
India embark on a tough Test series against Australia Down Under. The previous couple of tours stand as a positive reminder but with the team lacking confidence and under pressure with World Test Championship points at stake, the Australia series might not be a better tour to kick things off.
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Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test to spend some more time with his family after the birth of his second child recently. Rohit is expected to return for the second Test in Adelaide but till then Jasprit Bumrah, the 36th captain for India in the formats, will lead the side.
Jasprit Bumrah is set to lead India in the first Test against Australia with Rohit Sharma set to miss the series opener. He led India only once previously against England and India lost that Test match. At the press conference, ahead of the Test, Bumrah responded a lot of questions.
Jasprit Bumrah has had a taste of Test captaincy when he led the Indian team in the absence of Rohit Sharma for one game. With Rohit out of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, Bumrah will lead the team yet again in Perth.
According to a report from ESPNCricinfo, the star Indian opener Rohit Sharma will not be available for the team selection for the opening Test match against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah will take the captain's armband for the Perth Test starting on November 22.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is unsure of playing the first Test against Australia in Perth starting November 22 due to personal reasons. He is unlikely even to travel with the team but nothing is sure at the moment with developments likely closer to the first Test.
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India have made one change to their Playing XI with Jasprit Bumrah making way for Mohammed Siraj. India captain Rohit Sharma revealed the reason behind Bumrah's absence in the third Test. India are looking to avoid a whitewash.
Jasprit Bumrah has lost his No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings after going wicketless in the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune. Kagiso Rabada is now the new No.1 bowler in the longest format of the game following his nine wickets in the first Test vs Bangladesh.
The hosts have won the 1st Test on the final day at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and are leading the three-match series 1-0. Rachin Ravindra wins the Player of the Match (POTM) award for his wonderful century in the first innings.
The BCCI revealed India's highly-anticipated squad for the three-match Test series against New Zealand on Friday. The star pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been named the new vice-captain of the Indian team but there was no place for recovering Mohammed Shami.
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“I’d like everyone to applaud a guy who brought us back into games again and again in this tournament. What he did in those last five overs, bowling two out of the last five overs, was phenomenal. A huge round of applause for Jasprit Bumrah, please…” said Virat Kohli after the T20 World Cup triumph.