Bumrah-Akash Deep did great charisma with batting, leaving behind the wonders of Kiran More-Javagal Srinath.
Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep
Jasprit Bumrah And Akash deep batting: The third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being played between India and Australia. In this match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved wrong. Australia scored 445 runs in the first innings. After this the batsmen of the Indian team performed very poorly. Team India’s batting line-up had experienced players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and young players like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal. But all of them got defeated in front of the Australian bowlers. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja definitely scored half-centuries. But in the end, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep, famous for their bowling, saved Team India from follow-on with batting.
Excellent batting of Bumrah-Akash Deep
The Indian team had lost 9 wickets for 213 runs at one time in the first innings against Australia. Due to this, Team India’s innings seemed to be coming to an end quickly and the danger of follow-on was looming over it. But then Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah were present at the crease. Both these players showed different spirit while batting and stood up to the lethal Australian bowlers. These players made an important partnership of 47 runs for the 10th wicket and saved the Indian team from follow-on.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep have made the third highest partnership in Tests in Australia for the 10th wicket. Bumrah scored 10 runs and Akash Deep scored a total of 31 runs. Both of them have left behind the wonders of Kiran More and Javagal Srinath. More-Srinath had made a partnership of 35 runs for the 10th wicket in the Test against Australia in 1991.
Players who made the biggest partnership for the 10th wicket for India in the Test in Australia:
- 94 – Sunil Gavaskar and Shivlal Yadav, 1985
- 58 – Anil Kumble and Ishant Sharma, 2008
- 47 – Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah, 2024
- 35 – Kiran More and Javagal Srinath, 1991
Indian team scored 260 runs
The Indian team had a very bad start in the first innings against Australia. When Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after making just four. After this, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, captain Rohit Sharma also could not play big innings. But Rahul batted well from one end and scored 84 runs. Ravindra Jadeja supported him well and contributed 77 runs. It is because of these players that Team India was successful in reaching 260 runs. Australia has a lead of 185 runs on the basis of first innings.
