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Jasprit Bumrah's knack of coming up with magic deliveries in crunch situations kept India alive after Australia's top-order, headlined by teen debutant Sam Konstas' stroke-filled half-century, guided the hosts to 311 for 6 on the opening day of the fourth ...

Coming into the Test with back-to-back hundreds, Head couldn't judge the length of a Bumrah delivery that was pitched slightly fuller than what the batter expected

The young batting sensation played a 60-run knock from 65 balls in his debut match against India. He smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes during his time on the crease. The 19-year-old played fearless cricket on Thursday, however, his knock came to an end in the 20th over when India spinner Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him.

India captain Rohit Sharma wants his team’s other bowlers to “step up” and help pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has been the standout star of the series with Australia.

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri compared Bumrah to the legendary West Indies speedster Malcolm Marshall for his ability to promptly assess opposition batters and the conditions on offer. Find out more,

Sam Konstas wowed the crowd during his first Test match against India, astonishingly hitting a six off a ball from Jasprit Bumrah and reaching a 50-run milestone in a mere 52 balls.

The Boxing Day Test didn't go star Australia batter Travis Head's way as he was dismissed for a seven-ball duck by ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who continued his good run Down Under and now heads an illustrious list of bowlers.

Meanwhile, Australia ended the Day 1 on 311/6, with Steven Smith and Pat Cummins unbeaten on 68 and eight respectively. For India, other than Bumrah, Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar picked one wicket each.

Cricket coaching manuals probably don't recommend scooping Jasprit Bumrah 11 deliveries into your test career but Australia's 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas was working from his own playbook in the Boxing Day test on Thursday.

Australia's top-order stepped with the bat to guide the hosts to 311 for six at the close of play on Day 1. Jasprit Bumrah-inspired India took 4 wickets in the final session to script a small comeback after Sam Konstas's special hammering in the fourth Test against Australia.