India Surrender BGT, Knocked Out of WTC Final

Rudderless: India's batting woes resurface and absence of Bumrah in second innings proves costly

Sydney: India's decade-long domination of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy came to a grinding halt as Australia hammered the Jasprit Bumrah side by 6 wickets on Sunday, January 5. Playing on Day 3 of the final Test match in Sydney, India simply failed to contain the Australian batting line-up as the hosts chased down a target of 162 runs in just 27 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah's terrific tour of Australia came to an anti-climactic end as the fast bowler was not able to take the field in India's bowling innings on Day 3. The stand-in captain was forced out of action on the previous day due to back spasm and could not take even field in the final innings of the match.

In the absence of Bumrah, India bowled like headless chickens, spraying the ball everywhere. It was in stark contrast to how Scott Boland and Pat Cummins operated in the Test, especially on Day 3 morning to knock over the last four Indian wickets for just 16 runs.