Rohit Sharma on Jasprit Bumrah IND vs AUS 4th Test: Ahead of the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Indian captain Rohit Sharma praised charismatic fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for his confidence in his skills. The series is currently level at 1-1 after India achieved a draw in the third Test in Brisbane. The Boxing Day Test will begin on 26 December at the prestigious Melbourne Cricket Ground. Jasprit Bumrah is the only Indian fast bowler who has performed well in the current BGT series. Bumrah is currently the highest wicket taker in the series with 21 wickets at an average of 10.90.
Bumrah in this series against Australia
After the conclusion of the first three matches, he has taken two five- and one four-wicket haul in this series. Bumrah has played 43 Test matches and taken 194 wickets at an average of 19.52. He has taken 12 five wickets in the longer format. The 31-year-old has an excellent record against Australia, he has played 10 matches against them and has taken 53 wickets at an average of 17.15 and three five-fors.
Rohit said about Bumrah’s character
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Rohit said that Bumrah knows what he is doing and he does not try to complicate things. “It’s very easy to say nothing. He knows very well what he is doing, how he works. He doesn’t try to complicate things with his stuff. He keeps it nice and simple. He is so confident in his skills that we don’t need to discuss much with him.” Rohit said. The captain said that it is not easy for Bumrah to think too much while bowling.
He said, “When he is bowling, it is not easy for me to think too much. This is because it is clear in his mind whether he will get wickets or not. He is so confident about his skills that during the game, The conversation gives me confidence that I know what he’s trying to do, so I can’t add anything further.” Rohit said that it is good to have a player like Bumrah in the team because it makes the work of other bowlers easier.
He said, “Everything is very easy with him and when he is in this form it is always good to have a player like him in your team. The job of other bowlers also becomes a little easier. All they have to do is bowl.” Keep the pressure on. It’s good to see many people in the opposition talking about them. As I said, so far. I hope he has a huge impact on the series. We will continue to do so because both these matches are very important for us.”
India team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Tanush Kotian., Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia team: Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head (vice-captain), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc. , Beau Webster.
