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1st Time Since 1947: Bumrah-Cummins Create History
India were led by pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth.
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Bumrah replaced Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test of the five-match series due to the birth of his second child.
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As Australia are being led by pacer Pat Cummins, it led to a never-seen-before incident.
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It was the first time in the history of India-Australia cricket that two teams were being led by fast bowlers as captains.
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India first took on Australia in a Test series back in 1947/48 when the players came Down Under and lost 0-4.
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While Australia were led by the legendary Sir Donald Bradman back then, India's captain was Lala Amarnath, an all-rounder.
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It also has to be noted that Kapil Dev was the last Indian fast bowler to captain the team in a Test series Down Under in 1985-86.
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