Probably missed out on the spiciest wicket of the series – Jasprit Bumrah

Despite going down 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, one of the silver linings for India was undoubtedly Jasprit Bumrah's domination with the ball. With 32 wickets next to his name - the most ever in an Australia series - he was adjudged as the Player of the Series.

However, one of the biggest talking points was Bumrah's absence in the Indian bowling ranks during Australia's second innings due to back spasms, a telling difference as the hosts chased down the target with six wickets in hand.

Talking at the post-match presentation, Jasprit Bumrah said, “Little frustrating but sometimes you have to respect your body, you can’t fight your body. Disappointing, probably missed out on the spiciest wicket of the series. Felt a bit of discomfort during my second spell in the first innings. The chat was about belief, the other bowlers stepped up in the first innings. With a bowler short, the others had to take responsibility. The chat this morning was about the same thing, about having belief and showing character.”

Highlighting the twists and turns of the tournament, Bumrah added, “Lots of ifs and buts, the whole series was fought hard, we were in the game today as well, not like we were out of it, this is how Test cricket goes. Being in the game for longer, creating pressure, absorbing pressure and playing to the situation are all important. You have to adapt to the situations and these learnings will help us in the future.”

He concluded with a note of acclaim for the youngsters, stating, “They’ve (youngsters) gained a lot of experience, they’ll go from strength to strength. We’ve shown that we have a lot of talent in our group. Lot of the youngsters are keen, they’re disappointed that we haven’t won but they’ll take learnings from this experience. It was a great series, congratulations to Australia, they fought really well.”