Katich said that going for boundaries against Bumrah will lead to losing early wickets for Australia
Konstas, who was called up to the squad at the expense of opener Nathan McSweeney, is brimming with confidence but plans to approach the challenge without overburdening himself with footage of Bumrah.
Bumrah's knock ensured India remained in the contest, and with his fiery comeback, he reminded everyone of his unique achievements both with the ball and the bat.
KL Rahul, playing as an opener, scored a crucial 84-run knock before the tail-enders took India past the follow-on mark in Brisbane
Bumrah has now surpassed Indian legendary pacer Kapil Dev in terms of getting the most fifers against SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). Bumrah now has 8 fifers.
India lost the second Test in Adelaide after just seven sessions of gameplay as batters failed to perform once again
India endured a brief injury scare on Saturday when pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah appeared to clutch his adductor muscle while bowling but bowling coach Morne Morkel assured that it was just a cramp and the pacer is "fine." Bumrah, who claimed an eight-wicket match haul in India's 295-run win in the series opener, showed signs of discomfort while bowling the 81st over of Australia's innings. He was attended to by the team's physio but resumed bowling immediately, completing his over and delivering three more overs later in the session. "Firstly, with Bumrah, he's fine; it was just this cramp. Yeah, even because after that, you know, he bowled and you got the wickets twice," Morkel said at the post-match press conference. The star pacer returned with figures of 4 for 61, helping India bowl out Australia for 337. His wickets included opener Nathan McSweeney (39), Steve Smith (2), Pat Cummins (12), and Usman Khawaja (13), the last of whom he had dismissed on Friday.
India might have answered questions regarding their opening pair for the second Test at Canberra on Sunday
While the endorsement stars are aligning for Bumrah, other bowlers in the unit await their due
Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah's unorthodox bowling action and exceptional skill-set makes him a complete package, according to Australia's premier batter Steve Smith. Leading India in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, Bumrah was adjudged 'Player of the Match' after claiming eight wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings, to power the visitors to a 295-run victory in the opening Test. From the start of his run-up, it's just all awkward, Smith told the Sydney Morning Herald. The way he runs in is different to pretty much anyone else, then the last bit of his action is different. I've faced him a reasonable amount now, and each time you face him it takes a few balls just to get the rhythm of it in a way." Smith was among Bumrah's victims during a devastating opening spell in the first innings, where the pacer tore through the Australian top-order. Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram explained how Bumrah's release point is at least a foot closer to the .
Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain also lauded the Indian pacer and said he too would be sweating if he had to face Bumrah as a batter.
Virat Kohli, on day four of the Perth Test, scored a brilliant 100 not out off just 143 balls to bring up his 81st international and 30th Test century, helping India put a massive total on the board
Rohit Sharma returns to India's squad after missing the first Test due to family reasons
This was Bumrah's 2nd fifer in Australia and has helped India to get a strong hold in the 1st Test in Perth as well.
Kapil Dev holds the record for the best bowling performance for India in Australia with his fiery spell in the 1985 Adelaide Test
Six years ago, during his first Test series in Australia, Jasprit Bumrah led India's bowling attack and played a key role in securing the country's first-ever series win Down Under.
Jasprit Bumrah was not ready to divulge his playing eleven for the opening Test against Australia starting Friday but gave enough indications that the team management is heavily invested in young Nitish Kumar Reddy's all-round abilities, which can lend perfect balance to the Indian eleven. As a captain what has impressed Bumrah is that the youngsters in the side are neither confused about their roles nor overawed by the sense of occasion of playing their first Test series Down Under. Reddy, rookie speedster Harshit Rana, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna and Dhruv Jurel are on their maiden Test tour to Australia. Reddy is quite talented and we are positive about him. You have seen in IPL also, he believes in his game, Bumrah said at the pre-match media conference on Thursday. Bumrah admired the fact that this generation of players are fearless and clear-headed in their approach. The best thing about youngsters in our team is that when you talk to them, no one loo
Speaking about the starting eleven for tomorrow, Bumrah has said that the decision has been made for the players who will be featuring for India tomorrow but he refused to reveal any more.
For Bumrah the captain to be successful, he needs Bumrah the bowler to be fit and firing
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said that if India captain Rohit Sharma is not playing in the first Test against Australia in the upcoming marquee series, then Jasprit Bumrah should lead the side for the entire tour Down Under. He said Rohit, whenever he comes in, should participate in the series only as a player. The Australia tour for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins on November 22 in Perth, and Rohit is likely to miss the first match as his wife is expecting their second child. He is expected to join the team from the second game of the series. Rohit is, however, not sure about the schedule yet. In the absence of Rohit, Bumrah is likely to captain the team in Perth. "It is important for the captain to play the first Test match. It's different if he is injured, but if he is not available, then the deputy leader will be under a lot of pressure," Gavaskar said on Sports Tak. "I have been reading that Rohit Sharma might not play the first two Tests of the Australia series.