Jasprit Bumrah warms up for Australia Test series with bouncers

NEW DELHI: With the absence of Mohammed Shami, Team India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will have more responsibility on his shoulders in this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Both Bumrah and Shami had played pivotal roles in India's historic Test series triumph in 2018-19 - India's first ever Test series win in Australia.

Bumrah took 21 wickets from 4 Test matches with a best of 9/86 that came at an average of 17.

00 and a strike rate of 44.

9, while Shami took 16 wickets in the four-Test series with a best of 6/136 at an average of 26.

18 and a strike rate of 51.

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com/watch?v=iNsLea6ZNeUBumrah has played 7 Tests in Australia taking 32 wickets with a best of 6/33, and there's no iota of doubt that India would be banking on their vice-captain for their third Test series victory on the trot in Australia.

Team India geared up for the marquee series starting November 22 in Perth with a practice session at the WACA and it is understood that Bumrah bowled bouncers at his Indian teammates at the nets.

— BCCI (@BCCI) There is no dearth of 'chin music' for the batters whenever any team visits Australia and the Indians were given first-hand experience of being peppered by short-pitched deliveries by Bumrah & Co.

— trislavalette (@trislavalette).