Former India coach Ravi Shastri feels that India speedster Jasprit Bumrah will be the main target for Australia during the Perth Test, which will start on Friday, November 22. Bumrah will be leading for the second time in his career in Test cricket as Rohit Sharma will be joining the team during the match in Perth.

Speaking on on Star Sports Press Room, he said, “The Aussies prefer to attack the leadership. Whoever the captain is, they train their guns and their spotlights on the captain. If they can bring down the confidence of the captain, they feel that the confidence of the team comes down. The pressure will be on Bumrah—there’s no question about that. Any captain coming here will feel the heat, and Bumrah will be the same. But he’s a very mature cricketer. He’s a very competitive cricketer. Deep down, let’s not forget, he’s the best fast bowler in the world at the moment.”

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“So, the Aussies know what they’re up against. They might want to come after him, but they know he’ll come after them as well. The important thing is, if he’s calm and gets support from his other bowlers, I think he’ll be fine. He’ll be absolutely fine. But there’s no question the pressure is on him. What I want to see from the outside is that he doesn’t over-try because of the pressure of being captain and just sticks to his strengths and bowls as if he’s an individual player playing in that team. It’s easier said than done, but I think he’s mature enough to do it. Yeah, that’s something he said in the press conference too,” concluded Ravi Shastri.

However, Jasprit Bumrah has played 7 Tests in Australia and has picked up 32 wickets as well.