The smile on Jasprit Bumrah's face as he addressed the media in Perth was almost as big, if not bigger, than India's victory margin of 295 runs.Fittingly named Player of the Match, Bumrah had said on match-eve that even as a child he enjoyed doing difficult things and loved being a problem-solver.

Centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, followed by Jasprit Bumrah magnificent bowling helped India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the five-match series. Chasing 534, Australia kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as India bundled them out for 238.

India overcame an unpromising start to thrash Australia by 295 runs in the first test at Perth Stadium on Monday, laying down the gauntlet for the rest of the series and putting to bed any question marks about their form.

Jasprit Bumrah further etched his name as one of cricket's elites with a match-winning performance in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His eight wickets for 72 runs in Perth mark him as a modern-day bowling great,

Australia were bowled out for 104 on Saturday after fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah picked up his 11th five-wicket haul to help India to a 46-run lead at lunch on day two of the first test in Perth. Stand-in skipper Bumrah (5-30) set the tone with his first ball of the morning,

India secured a landmark victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth, with Jasprit Bumrah's leadership pivotal. Despite a missing core team, India redefined Test cricket standards.