Jasprit Bumrah is something else. He is out of ordinary and single-handedly carried so much for the last 40 days or so that his body broke out on the series-defining moment. He had everyone on the edge of their seats with a stunning performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). With 32 wickets across five Tests, Bumrah didn’t just lead the Indian attack—he terrorized the Australian batting line-up. His relentless accuracy, pace, and ability to extract bounce and seam made him unplayable at times, leaving even seasoned Australian batters groping for answers.
Bumrah, the best Ricky Ponting has seen?
Former Australian captain and ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting couldn’t hold back his admiration. “No doubt, it’s probably the best series of fast bowling I’ve ever seen,” Ponting said during a segment on The ICC Review. “Yes, they had good conditions, the fast bowlers, for most of this series. But when you watched him (Bumrah) bowl compared to anyone else in the series, he made batting look so much harder.”
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Bumrah’s 32 wickets weren’t just numbers on a scorecard—they were game-changers. He surpassed Kapil Dev to become India’s highest wicket-taker in Australia, with 64 wickets at an astonishing average of 17.15. Ponting highlighted Bumrah’s impact on the Australian top-order: “There’s a lot of quality batting in that Australian top-order as well, but he made all of them at different times look silly.”
