INDIA’S 295-RUN VICTORY in the first Test in Perth left not just the Aussies, but also the entire cricket world in disbelief. Bundled out for 150 in the first innings on a fiery pitch, India looked to be down for the count. How soon India would lose and by what margin were the major points of debate at that stage.
What transpired thereafter makes for one of the most melodramatic stories in Test cricket history, as India turned the match on its head in a remarkable display of self-belief and fantastic all-round skills.
Spanking centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, sublime batting at the top by K.L. Rahul, telling all-round performances by young Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy, and feisty pace bowling by Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana were stellar contributions to India’s triumph. But none of these was as significant and eye-catching as Jasprit Bumrah’s tour de force performance.
As captain, he led from the front, showing guts and imagination. The manner in which he marshalled the bowling—the changes he rang in and the fields he set—allowed the Aussie batters no respite. But it was as a bowler that Bumrah touched truly great heights.
His opening spells in both innings were devastating. In the first, he got three early wickets to leave the Aussies in tatters. They could muster only 104 and conceded a psychologically crucial lead of 46 runs. In the second innings, on day three, he picked up two wickets that made saving the match an impossibility for the Aussies.
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