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India pacer gave a timely reminder about his qualities with the bat after a match-saving cameo in the Brisbane Test.
Akash Deep (27) and Jasprit Bumrah (10) helped India to 252/9 at stumps on day four.
The Australia batter has lavished praise on India's pace spearhead.
Australia also ensured that the Test was played on the fastest and bounciest pitch available in the country.
Bumrah overtook Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood for top spot in ICC bowlers rankings.
India crushed Australia by 295 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test match in Perth.
The five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia begins Friday morning at Perth.
The skipper had missed the series opener due to the birth of his second child.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah said he was not concerned about the poor form of star batter Virat Kohli.
Yashaswi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna are on their maiden tour of Australia.
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