5 takeaways for India from the India-Australia series

#2 Death bowling and the ability to bounce back under pressure

Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar have been exceptional at the death.

Australia had their moments in each of the 5 games. But their inability to capitalize on crucial moments of the game may have cost them the series. They put India under pressure in most of the games and failed to cash in.

Bouncing back from 11/3 then 87/5 in Chennai, defending 252 in Kolkata, restricting 224/1 in 38 overs to 293/6 on a belter in Indore and chasing 243 on a sluggish and tough Nagpur track, India kept winning key moments and came back from difficult situations. More importantly, every time India were put under pressure, they found different players stepping up in different situations.

The death bowling was absolutely brilliant. Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar are one of the best in the business at the moment in world cricket. They never allowed the batsmen to score freely at the death. In fact, they helped India pull back things pretty nicely in the 3rd and 5th one-days as they applied the brakes on the scoring rate.

The following stat proves their worth – Australia between overs 36 and 50: Indore: 87/5 (3 X 4; 2 X 6), Nagpur: 74/5 (3 X 4; 1 X 6).