Virat broke his Test century drought of over 500 days and showcased his class in his favourite Australian conditions, slamming a return-to-form century against the Aussies at Perth's Optus Stadium, tiring out the Aussies mentally and physically to set the tone for a 295-run win.
After a first innings duck, the 22-year-old opener bounced back in style, playing the long game with calculated aggression against the world-class Australian attack during his 161-run knock at the Perth's Optus Stadium during the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
During the match, Bumrah also claimed the 'Player of the Match' honours, and the in-form right-armer also climbed two spots ahead of South Africa quick Kagiso Rabada and Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood to reclaim his mantle as the top-ranked bowler in Test cricket.
India was heading into the series after a humiliating 0-3 series loss to New Zealand at home, their first home Test series loss in 12 years and first-ever whitewash at home in a Test series of three or more matches. With the famed Indian line-up consisting of headliners like India batter Vir
Rishabh Pant added a twist to Mohammed Siraj's famous comment about Jasprit Bumrah after India's T20 World Cup victory after a famous chapter in Test cricket history was added in Perth on Monday.
India bounced back from a whitewash series loss to New Zealand at home in the most dominant way possible, thrashing Australia by 295 runs at Perth's Optus Stadium despite being bundled out for 150 runs in the first innings.
The entire Test match was primarily dominated by India across all departments as Australia stood speechless on their knees throughout the four days of play.
Virat, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Bumrah emerged as key architects of one of India's most important and best overseas wins given the circumstances, as they crushed Australia by 295 runs in the first Perth Test. India has gained a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted the massive 295-run defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against India was "fairly disappointing" and it was just one of those games where a lot of things didn't go right for them.
After the third day of the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), star India youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal heaped praise on talisman batter Virat Kohli and said that he is "incredible".
Jaiswal rewrote record books against Australia during the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth's Optus Stadium. The left-hander scored 161 in 297 balls, with 15 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 54.21.
Rajkumar also praised youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal for his exquisite 161 on his maiden tour of Australia, which played its part in handing India a commanding position.