Jasprit Bumrah has been India's bowling star in the Border-Gavaskar series, excelling with both new and old balls. He has taken 12 wickets at an average of 7.08 with the new ball and five more with the old, disrupting Australia's batting line-up. In Brisbane’s ongoing Test, with Indian bowlers struggling, Bumrah again stepped up, claiming another five-wicket haul, further solidifying his reputation as India’s most potent bowling weapon.
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