Jasprit Bumrah claimed his third five-wicket haul to wrap up Australia’s first innings on 151 on day three of the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday.
Bumrah picked the wickets of Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Tim Paine, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood to become the first Asian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Australia, England andౠ South Africa in the same calendar year.
The 25-year-old waded int🐼o the Australian batting lineup with figures of 6-33, the best for an Indian fast bowler Down Under since 1985. These are also the career-best figures for Bumrah in Test cricket. He claimed 5-54 against South Africa at the Wanderers stadium in January this year.
With 45 wickets to his name, Bumrah also surpassed Dileep Doshi to register most wick𓆏ets for India in his debut Test year. In 1979, Dileep Doshi took 40 wickets in his debut Test year, which was a record until Bumrah broke it in 2018.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Australia ke liye Pain ,
Jasprit Bumrah this years biggest gain.
What a great effort from India to bowl out Australia for 151.
I prayಞ the weather stays well and India win this 𝄹MCG Test for the brilliant cricket they have played— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
India have found a treas♉ure in Jasprit Bumrah. So young a🌺nd already so accomplished.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
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Might b debatable but for me the best bowler across all formats and conditions…. Jasprit Bumrah…. You beauty 🙌🙌
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
A l🧔▨ate entry into bowling performances of the year from Jasprit Bumrah
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket)
T 3041 – AAAHAHAAAAAAAA !!!! Well done Virat and team India .. ठोक दिया कंगारू को .. Bumrah तूने तो गुमराह कर दिया इन Aussies को .. और यार Kangaroo, तू न , पंगा मत लिया कर भारत से । जिस दिन हमारी खोपड़ी सटकली , यही हषर होगा !! 👏👏👍🤣🤣🤣
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan)
Wow ,has been quite exemplary,not to forget he is special across all formats,jusꦫt a hard working super talent guy who al🤪ways gives in his 100 percent!
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
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In Mumbai, people would say India ani n🐟i Australia la k✱holla! 😜
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349)
Virat Kohli doffing his hat to Jasprit Bumrah in re🉐cognition of the quick’s superb 6/33.
— Adam Collins (@collinsadam)
Boom boom u beauty 🃏what a spell 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇮🇳 😊✌️👏👏👏🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
Quality bowling from India, ⛄the entire attack playing their part. continues to produce ma🐠gic, the slower ball and yorker quite often underused in Test cricket.
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
Bumrah is the✤ bowling equivalent of the ဣ360 degrees batsman.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
What an outstanding bowling effort from India and a really special eꩲffort from Jasprit Bumrah. He has been the best bowler on display across both sid♔es by some distance and has put India in a really dominating position
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
As good a day of fast bowling as you can see … is outstanding !! He should have got a bag full in Perth but gets his rewards in Melbourne … The Aussies batting once again fails under pressure … Technically so poor …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)