NEW DELHI: India pace spearhead and now captain Jasprit Bumrah is a nightmare not only for batsmen all over the world but also to his team’s wicketkeepers.
Ahead of the second day’s play in the fifth Test between India and Australia in Sydney on Saturday, 7Cricket shared a clip of former Aussie opener Justin Langer asking Rishabh Pant what it’s like to keep to Jasprit Bumrah.
Pant replies, “Oh man! It’s actually pretty difficult because the kind of angle he creates, sometimes you have to move on one side little quicker and when the edges come on the other side you just have to manage. It’s quite difficult but part of the job I would say.”
Bumrah took his 31st wicket in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia on Friday, which put him level with spin-bowling legend Bishan Singh Bedi for the record of most wickets by an Indian bowler in a single away Test series.
Australia, who lead 2-1, need a win or a draw to secure the trophy for the first time in 10 years, while India need a win to make it 2-2 and retain the BGT as the previous edition’s winners.
Bumrah’s record-equalling wicket came off the last ball of the opening day at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as he induced an edge from opener Usman Khawaja (2) and the catch was safely taken by KL Rahul in the slips.
Australia ended the day at 9/1, after bowling India out for 185.