Not Kohli and Shami, Shane Watson picks THESE two Indians to have big impact in Australia Tests

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khelja|09-10-2024

Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has picked India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and bowler Jasprit Bumrah to have a great upcoming tour of Australia.
India are scheduled to visit Australia for a five-Test Border-Gavaskar series in November next month. "He's [Pant] obviously got great memories from his last tour that he had from a batting perspective in Australia," Watson said on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai on Tuesday (Oct 8).   "That innings he played at the Gabba was something very special. So knowing that he's come through his challenges in the last couple of years to be able to come back as an even better player than what he left off, I think he's going to have a big series," he added. Pant celebrated his Test comeback after almost an year and a half with a century against Bangladesh in the recently concluded 2-0 series victory. He has played 12 Test innings Down Under, scoring 624 runs at an average of 62. Talking about Bumrah, Watson opined that the pacer has the ability to take wickets in any condition around the world. "Also, Bumrah is someone who in Australian conditions - well, in all conditions really - he's so good. [With] his ability to be able to just take wickets and get batters out, he's going to be very effective in Australia as well. So those two guys, if they have big series, they can really provide Australia some big challenges," said the former Aussie all-rounder. Bumrah has taken a whopping 32 wickets in 14 innings of seven Tests he has played in Australia at a frugal economy of 2.47 and the best figures of 6/33. India have not lost a Test series against Australia since 2014. In the last 10 years, they have won two home as well as away series against the mighty Aussies.
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