IND vs AUS 4th Test: Star India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah once again failed to get support from the other seamers in the Indian bowling attack on Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia. The India speedster has been the standout bowler on the tour so far across both teams, having picked up 25 wickets from four matches (7 innings) so far at an average of 13.12 and a strike rate of 28.

However, Bumrah hasn’t got any support from the rest of his bowlers apart from the Perth Test and has fought a lone battle against the Aussies. Even on Day 2 of the ongoing Test in Melbourne, the pace spearhead was constantly building pressure with his tight line and length. But at the other end, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj continued to leak runs allowing Australian batters to release the pressure.

On Day 1 as well, when Bumrah was taken to the cleaners by Sam Konstas, no other seamer rose to the occasion and could dismiss the debutant. The most disappointing amongst the Indian bowlers was Mohammed Siraj, who has looked like a pale shadow of himself. Siraj has picked up 13 wickets from four matches so far at an average of 33.30, an economy of 4.07, and a strike rate of 49.

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In the Melbourne Test, Siraj remained wicket-less in the first innings, leaking 122 runs from 23 overs. His performance even made legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar ask for his removal from the team.

"I think Siraj, perhaps, needs a little bit of a break. In the sense, that I am not saying a break, he needs to be told that he is left out of the team for non-performance. There has to be a situation where you can’t beat around the bush. You need to be brutally upfront and say ‘Look, your performance has not been up to scratch and therefore you are being dropped’. When you start talking about ‘rest’, players get the wrong ideas. They feel they don’t need to up their game. But I think Siraj needs to be told ‘Look, you are not bowling as well as we expected you to on pitches that have been helpful’. That is something that needs to be told,” Sunil Gavaskar told Star Sports.

Akash Deep's strike rate is a major issue

Apart from him, Akash Deep picked up 2/94 in 26 overs. However, Gavaskar was displeased with the right-arm seamer as well and highlighted his poor strike rate. Notably, Akash has a strike rate of 43.40 and an economy of 3.56 in the series so far.

As a result, Bumrah once again finished as the pick of the bowlers from India with figures of 4/99 in 28.4 overs. Only Ravindra Jadeja broke dangerous stands by dismissing Sam Konstas and Pat Cummins. However, the lack of support for Bumrah from other seamers meant that Australia posted a humongous score of 474.