With his stunning spells, Jasprit Bumrah cemented his place among the best to grace the field in the longest format of cricket. Bumrah's magic in the first innings concluded with figures of 5/30 in 18 overs.
Jasprit Bumrah lit up the Perth track with his blistering pace, forcing the Australians to settle for 104 runs.
Bumrah's temperament dictated the tempo of the innings by making the ball heed his commands. He constantly bowled in the corridor of intensity, wreaking havoc and putting India in control.
With his breathtaking spells, Jasprit Bumrah pushed his name to feature among some of the best to grace the surface in the longest format of cricket.
ndia's Jasprit Bumrah holds the second-highest bowling average on the list of bowlers who have a minimum of 150 Tests.
With 178 Test wickets, Bumrah has a stunning average of 20.16, only bettered by England's legendary right-arm fast Sydney Barnes's bowling average of just 16.43, according to ESPNcricinfo. During his illustrious career, Barnes picked up 189 scalps in just 27 appearances.
The 30-year-old Indian quick bettered former Australian star Alan Davidson's stunning Test bowling average of 20.53. During his career, Davidson scythed 186 scalps in 27 appearances for the Baggy Greens.
Bumrah's magic in the first innings ended with figures of 5/30 in 18 overs. With another impressive outing, India's "National Treasure" added another feather to his cap.
The stand-in Indian skipper was the mastermind behind Australia perishing on 104. Siraj and debutant Harshit Rana turned out to be the ideal support as the trio gave no window of opportunity to turn the tides.
By using bounce on offer to his advantage, Bumrah forced out a thick edge from Alex Carey to get his 11th Test five-wicket haul on Day 2 of the opening Test. This was his seventh five-fer for Bumrah in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.
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