India vs Australia 2017: Rating the India cricketers after ODI series

Seamers

Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 8.5/10

Five wickets in four matches might not seem like eye-popping numbers but what Bhuvneshwar Kumar has managed to do, along with Jasprit Bumrah, is find a solution to a problem that has forever plagued India. The 27-year-old showcased his complete bag of tricks during the series, as he picked up wickets with the new ball, came back and did the same with the old ball as well and nailed his yorkers, ensuring that the opposition didn't get the final flourish that they were looking for.

Among all bowlers, who bowled at least 20 overs, his economy rate of 4.47 is the best. For someone who operated primarily during the first and last 10 overs, those are incredible numbers.

Jasprit Bumrah - 8/10

Jasprit Bumrah has been the death bowling solution that India have been craving. He continued to show that in the series against Australia, where he showcased exceptional variety and managed to befuddle the batsmen at every opportunity.

Five wickets in four matches at an economy rate of 5.22 are stunning numbers for a death bowler. While he would have preferred to have more wickets to his name, along with Bhuvi, the pair managed to keep the runs down at the death and made life easier for the batsmen during the run chase.

Umesh Yadav - 7.5/10

Although he played just one ODI, Umesh Yadav made an impact in that game. While he went for a few runs in Bengaluru, he ended up with four wickets, just one fewer than what Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar managed in the entire series. Considering the aforementioned pair's recent form, he was unlucky not to have played more.

Mohammed Shami - 5/10

Shami came into the ODI series with the hope of breaking Mitchell Starc's record of being the fastest to 100 ODI wickets, against Australia. But in the only game that he did play, he finished wicketless and with that any chance he had of claiming the world record soared away.