NEW DELHI: Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah was at his absolute best on Friday as his magical spell put India in command against Australia on the opening day of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Perth.
Bumrah produced a fiery spell as his four-for had the hosts down on their knees at 67 for 7 at the close of play in front of a packed house at the Optus Stadium.
After India were shot down for 150 in their first innings, Bumrah and Co. made the perfect use of grassy and bouncy conditions, just like the Aussie quicks, as the hosts ended the day still 83 runs behind.
With Bumrah putting India in pole position, the social media doffed its hat to the pace spearhead. And amid all the praise, Bumrah had a special compliment from wife Sanjana Ganesan which was an instant hit on the internet.
On the day that saw 17 wickets falling after India, Australia too suffered a stunning batting collapse as they were I tatters at the close of play.
India grabbed seven Australian wickets in 27 overs in the final session of the day to edge ahead in the series opener.
Alex Carey (19 batting) and Mitchell Starc (6 batting) were at the crease at stumps.
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Earlier, electing to bat, India lost six wickets in the second session to be all out for 150.
Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scored with 41 off 59 balls while Rishabh Pant chipped in with 37.
Opener KL Rahul got out to a controversial caught behind decision just before lunch after scoring 26 off 74 balls.
For Australia, Josh Hazlewood (4/29), Mitchell Starc (2/14), Mitchell Marsh (2/12) and captain Pat Cummins (2/67) were the wicket-takers.
