Before the Border Gavaskar Series kicked off, the Australia players were asked successful an enactment with abc_sport astir which Indian players from the existent squad they would similar connected their teams and astir of them either chose Virat Kohli oregon Jasprit Bumrah. Pat Cummins, meanwhile, went his accustomed cheeky mode picking nary one.
“Well, it’s astir apt hard to spell past my RCB teammate. Virat, that’s going to beryllium a fashionable answer. I don’t truly attraction what helium does against different nations, but it seems similar each clip helium gets to Australia, helium grows a mates of inches and conscionable brings his champion performances. He’ll beryllium hard enactment this summer,” Glenn Maxwell said.
Nathan Lyon would person the aforesaid answer, saying, “Well if you had a batting bid with Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Virat Kohli, it indispensable beryllium beauteous handy.”
Mitchell Marsh besides picked Kohli, saying “One Indian player, I think. I deliberation it’d beryllium chill to play with Virat,” portion Alex Carey had the aforesaid answer, remarking “I’d emotion to play with Virat Kohli. Yeah, yeah, conscionable a superstar. Person and player.”
Usman Khawaja besides picked Kohli arsenic well. “All clip oregon conscionable current? Just got current. Yeah, Virat,” helium said.
Steve Smith and Travis Head, meanwhile, went with Jasprit Bumrah. “Jasprit Bumrah. Yeah, he’s beauteous good. Good accomplishment set,” Smith said portion Head chipped successful with, “Boomrah. Don’t person to look him.”
Cummins, nevertheless said, “I wouldn’t prime one.”
In the 1st Test of the ongoing series, Kohli, who had not scored a Test period successful 18 months, roared backmost to signifier with an unbeaten 100 successful the 2nd innings arsenic India secured a thumping 295-run triumph implicit the hosts.
Stand-in skipper Bumrah, meanwhile, snapped up up 5 wickets successful the archetypal innings and 3 successful the 2nd innings arsenic India went 1-0 up successful the series.