Australia skipper Pat Cummins, star India bowler Jasprit Bumrah, and South Africa right-arm seamer Dane Paterson have been nominated for the December's Player of the Month award on Tuesday following their exceptional performance for the national team throughout the month.
It was a nightmarish Border-Gavaskar Trophy for Indian bowlers as except for pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who took 32 scalps in five matches, none of the bowlers could make a massive impact and were torn apart by Aussie batters, notably Travis Head and Steve Smith, who scored two centuries
ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believed that Bumrah's exploits are not only the best he's seen of a visiting bowler in Australia but probably the best fast-bowling display of all time.
Siraj ended the series with 20 wickets at an average of 31.15, with the best bowling figures of 4/98. He ended up as India's second-highest wicket-taker and overall fourth among all bowlers.
After suffering from back spasms on Day 2, Jasprit Bumrah returned to lead his side from the front after Australian captain Pat Cummins rattled the visiting side in the opening hour of Day 3 at the SCG.
Indian seamers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj along with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy provided an upper hand to India at the stroke of Tea on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Pant sustained blows on his body while Jadeja dealt with caution throughout their valiant 48-run stand. Pant went against his nature and relied on his defensive technique to steer India to a respectable total.
Australian bowlers helped the hosts get a confident start in the first session on Day 1 after picking three early wickets against India in the fifth and final Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney on Friday.
India speedster Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday became the highest-ever ranked Indian Test bowler in ICC rankings history after overtaking Ravichandran Ashwin's landmark of 904 rating points, according to ICC.
After the day's play, Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne praised the Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday for his outstanding performance throughout the Test series.