jasprit bumrah He is known for his amazing deliveries and taking wickets for the team when they need it most. Something similar happened on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test Match in Melbourne when he chased down the Australian batsman whose wicket the Indian team desperately needed.
Jasprit Bumrah closes Travis Head for a duck
It started as travis head came to the crease with Washington Sundar get rid of Marnus Labuschagne who had calmed down on the field, taking Australia to 237 runs in 65 overs. indian pattern Rohit Sharma Bumrah recalled hoping to put some pressure on the Australians after a batsman was dismissed. Bumrah’s over turned out to be exactly that for the Indians as on the third delivery of his spell, a tight-knit fourth ball hit the balls with Head not knowing what to do with the incoming ball. Head had to return to the dressing room facing just 7 balls at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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Head’s impressive record against India
The 31-year-old top-order batsman has an impressive record against India. Head has been a big surprise for the Indian bowling line-up, making runs against the likes of Bumrah and Mohamed Siraj. Head scored 1124 runs at an average of 48.86 against India in Tests with 3 centuries. The most recent ton he scored against India was a flawless knock of 152 runs in the first innings of the third Test match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This was Head’s first duck against India in international cricket. However, Head remains the leading run-scorer in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The left-handed batsman has scored 409 runs at an average of 68.17, including two centuries and a fifty.