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After registering his 11th five-wicket haul in the ongoing first Test, underway at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the Australian fans took to X (formerly called Twitter) to hit back at the Indian spearhead and stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah for his bowling action. Earlier on Day 2 of the first Test, on the back of the five-wicket haul, Bumrah restricted the hosts to 104 with India securing a lead of 46 runs.
The Indian opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul stitched a crucial partnership to end Day 2 of the first Test with a 218-run lead. Although social media was flooded, praising the opening pair of India, a few Aussie fans took to X to question Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling action.
Fans question Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling action after returning with figures of 5/30
With Bumrah finishing the Australian first inning with figures of 5/30 in his 18-over spell, several fans closely montiored his bowling action and questioned the pacer for chucking the ball. While few fans called Bumrah “a chucker”, a few others even questioned the umpires.
Check how fans reacted:
Speaking of the ongoing first Test, India added 172 runs to their lead of 46 runs at Stumps on Day 2. The opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal built a crucial partnership at the top of the order to take a lead of 218 runs at the end of second day’s play.
