Before the pre-challenge Test series against Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India’s acting captain Jasprit Bumrah said on Thursday, November 21, 2024 that his team has not come here with the burden of the 0-3 defeat to New Zealand in the home series. However, he admitted that his team has definitely learned a lesson from the series against New Zealand. The five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on Friday, November 22, 2024.
Jasprit Bumrah, who is captaining in place of Rohit Sharma, who was out of the first Test due to becoming a father, said that when you win, you start from zero, but when you lose, the same happens. We have not brought any burden from India. We have learned a lesson from the New Zealand series. But the circumstances here are different and our results here have been different. He said that the team will reveal the final playing eleven at the time of the toss.
Bumrah further said that, we have decided the final playing eleven and you will know before the match in the morning. When asked a question related to Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah said, I do not need to give any input to Kohli, I have made my debut under his leadership. There can be ups and downs in a series but he remains full of confidence.
Regarding the captaincy in the Perth Test, Bumrah said that when I came here, the coach and management had made it clear to me that I would lead the team. Jasprit Bumrah has always liked responsibility and doing difficult work. That’s why he is enjoying leading India in the first match of the much-awaited Test series against arch-rivals Australia.
