Five unnoticed records that were broken in the Australia vs India Test series

#3 Bumrah was the leading wicket-taker in India’s four overseas Test wins in 2018:

It was a year ago when he debuted against South Africa and finished the series with 14 wickets. But the limelight was on his efforts in the third Test where he got his first five-wicket haul and finished the match with the figures of 7 for 111 at an average of 15.85 which helped India secure a win at Johannesburg.

Later in the year, he missed the first two Tests and played the third Test against England in Nottingham where he had a dream spell of 5 for 85 in the second innings that handed a 203-run defeat to the hosts.

Then came the Australia tour where he was termed as the ‘X-factor’ for the team’s success. In four Test matches, he grabbed 21 wickets at a jaw-dropping average of 17. In the first Test at Adelaide, it was important for the bowlers to deliver and Bumrah was up to the task, taking six wickets in the match that enabled India to win the match by 31 runs.

Then came the ‘Boxing Day’ Test in which he was on fire. The moment of the match was that slower ball that deceived Shaun Marsh at the brink of lunch on Day 3. He went on to take nine wickets in the match at an average of 9.55 in the match, becoming the first Indian pacer to do so in Australia.