India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah Aims To Challenge Himself Against The Best | Cricket News

The much-awaited multi-format sequence between India and Australia will get underway with the opening ODI on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. As has been the development in latest occasions, Jasprit Bumrah will as soon as once more lead the bowling unit and be India skipper Virat Kohli‘s go-to-man each in the beginning of the innings in addition to within the dying overs. While it may be fairly daunting for a 26-year-old to shoulder the tasks of main a bowling assault, Bumrah says that he loves challenges, and taking part in towards one of the best within the enterprise is what brings out one of the best in him. “It will be interesting, always a challenge when you go to Australia and it is a well-fought series. You look forward to it as you always want to play against the best, you always want to challenge yourself and be in pressure situations,” he informed ANI in Dubai through the enterprise finish of the IPL.

Having been part of the historic sequence win in 2018-19, one would count on Bumrah to really feel at dwelling on Australian pitches. After all, he had a powerful Test sequence selecting 21 wickets from 4 video games — ending joint-highest wicket-taker with Nathan Lyon. But the pacer is wanting on the opening Test in Adelaide with bated breath as it will solely be India’s second day-night Test and their first in Australia.

“Looking forward to it will be an interesting tour. Many new exciting things are also there, you have the pink-ball Test match. Hoping everything goes well and we will have a good time,” he stated.

In truth, Bumrah additionally believes that the ban on using saliva to shine the ball that has are available in with an eye fixed on the unfold of the coronavirus may have a much bigger position to play within the five-day format as in comparison with white-ball cricket.

“For me, it is not a big factor in white-ball cricket because the ball doesn’t swing anyway a lot and the seam movement is also not much in the shortest format. So, you don’t look to shine the ball a lot and it can only come into play when the surfaces are dry and you can reverse the ball. I feel it is a much bigger factor in the red-ball format,” he pointed.

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India and Australia will play three ODIs, three T20Is, and 4 Tests towards one another. The Test sequence will likely be part of the World Test Championship.

The first Test is about to be performed underneath lights from December 17 to 21 on the Adelaide Oval. The second is the Boxing Day Test which will likely be on the Melbourne Cricket Ground from December 26 to 30. The third Test will likely be on the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 7 to 11 and the ultimate Test on the Gabba from January 15 to 19.