India may have faced defeat in the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy; however, it is widely acknowledged that Jasprit Bumrah delivered one of the most remarkable individual performances in the history of Test cricket during the series in Australia. His influence was so profound that all-rounder Mitchell Marsh noted that his four-year-old nephew began imitating Bumrah's now-famous bowling action while playing cricket in the backyard.

"My little nephew Ted, who is just four, was mimicking Bumrah's action when we were playing backyard cricket the other day, and it was quite amusing," Marsh remarked at the Cricket Australia awards. Bumrah dismissed Marsh once in the third Test held in Adelaide and in both innings of the fourth Test in Melbourne. His outstanding performance in the latter match ultimately led to Marsh being replaced by Beau Webster for the fifth Test.

Marsh humorously expressed that he felt a "lot of love" before the commencement of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but that sentiment changed afterwards. "Before December, I felt a lot of love. After December, it was a different situation. All jokes aside, I have genuinely felt a lot of support from Australian fans over the past few years," he stated. Throughout the series, Marsh accumulated only 73 runs across four Tests, with a top score of 47. His limited ability to bowl during the series raised significant concerns regarding his position, which he ultimately lost to Webster.

Bumrah's Incredible Tour of Australia

Mitchell Marsh is merely the most recent addition to a long list of Australian players who have identified Bumrah as the most formidable opponent they faced throughout the series. He achieved a remarkable total of 32 wickets over five Tests, with an impressive average of 13.06 and an extraordinary strike rate of 28.3. This wicket count is tied for the highest among Indian fast bowlers in a Test series and stands as the highest for any Indian bowler in an away series.

India's performance heavily depended on Bumrah, as the rest of the bowling lineup frequently appeared to lag significantly behind the 31-year-old. He delivered 151.2 overs, which constituted 24.4% of all deliveries bowled by India's bowlers, while his wicket count accounted for 40% of the overall total.

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