Sydney:
Australia vs India: Australian batsmen Usman Khawaja and Travis Head admitted that their team would not have been able to register an easy win due to Jasprit Bumrah not bowling on the third day of the fifth and final Test match on the bowling-friendly pitch of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Was successful. Bumrah could not bowl in Australia’s second innings on a wicket favorable for fast bowlers due to lower back pain. Australia achieved the target of 162 runs and won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in the last decade.
Bumrah’s influence throughout the series was such that when it was revealed that the fast bowler would not be able to bowl due to injury, Australia’s batsmen heaved a sigh of relief. These included Khawaja who had to struggle against Bumrah in the entire series. Khawaja said, “Bumrah was dominating me. It was not easy to face him and I had to face him with the new ball every time.”
He told ABC Sport, “You never want a player to get injured and it was disappointing for him to get injured, but for us it was thank God. It would have been a nightmare to face him on this wicket. As soon as we saw that He’s not getting on the field, so we thought this was our opportunity.” 38-year-old Khawaja, who has scored more than 5500 runs in Test cricket, said that Bumrah did not give him a chance to score runs.
He said, “Of all the bowlers I have faced, he has been the most difficult to face. I had faced him in 2018 also and then he had dismissed me once. Till now everything was fine, but this time he was completely “Looked like a different kind of bowler.” Bumrah took 32 wickets in the series at an average of 13.06 and was named the best player of the series. When Khawaja was asked what made facing Bumrah so difficult, he said, “The wicket definitely helped him. He has become more mature than last time. He knows his skills and understands that.” Who is he bowling to?”
He said, “He had a different strategy for each batsman. I always thought that no matter what the bowler was, I would find a way to score runs, but I could not do that against him. It was very difficult to face him. Thank God.” That I don’t have to face him again.” Middle-order batsman Head also supported Khawaja while talking to the official broadcaster. He said, “I believe that the 15 players present in our dressing room were very happy with Bumrah not bowling. He is an excellent bowler. He performed exceptionally well in this tour.”
