Melbourne Test: 20 wickets and all that for Team India bowlers
Updated On: 30 December, 2020 09:02 AM IST | Melbourne | Gaurav Joshi
India`s bowling unit led by Jasprit Bumrah should be equally lauded for comeback win against Australia
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India pacers Jasprit Bumrah (right) and Mohammed Siraj celebrate the wicket of Australia`s Pat Cummins at the MCG yesterday. Picture/AFP
There was no Ishant Sharma or Mohammed Shami. Jasprit Bumrah was only playing in his 16th Test match. Umesh Yadav limped off early in the second innings due to a calf strain. Mohammed Siraj was on debut and Ravichandran Ashwin`s record in Australia was average at best. Despite all these obstacles, the Indian bowlers managed to capture 20 wickets to script a famous eight-wicket victory.
A remarkable effort
It is a remarkable effort by a set of Indian bowling unit that performed above expectations. Bumrah, the leader of the pack, knew from the outset he had to set the tone. Halfway through the first session on the opening day, he had figures of 8-4-7-1. It was a spell that laid the foundation for domination. On the back of it, Ashwin had nipped out two wickets. For India to take 20 wickets, Bumrah and Ashwin had to shine and they did.
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