
Australia vs India: Bumrah backs Kohli to shine in Border-Gavaskar series
Al JazeeraStand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah has warned hosts Australia that star batsman Virat Kohli was looking “ominous” ahead of the first Test, which starts in Perth on Friday. India head into the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series on the back of the Test whitewash by New Zealand – their first home series loss in 12 years. Pace bowler Bumrah, who will captain the side after Rohit Sharma stayed home following the birth of his second child, has backed the team to bounce back and, in particular, Kohli, with the 36-year-old batter under increasing scrutiny after managing only two Test centuries in the last five years – and averaging just 15 against New Zealand. And the way I’ve seen him at training … the signs are ominous.” All change for India as they land in Australia The signs looked far from great for India as they succumbed to the Kiwis’ first series win in India – the first two defeats of the three-match series were substantial and the future of some of the country’s biggest names have come into question for the first time.
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