Indian national cricket team legend Sunil Gavaskar has lavished praise on men in blue Jasprit Bumrah for his exceptional performance and astonishing captaincy during India's resounding victory over Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Bumrah, who was the stand-in skipper for the match, led his team to an emphatic 295-run win at Perth’s Optus Stadium, earning the Player of the Match award for his eight-wicket haul.

In an exclusive interview with Sports Tak, Gavaskar commended Bumrah’s ability to deliver in all formats and highlighted his leadership qualities, which played a crucial role in India's triumph.

"He's only 30. So yes, clearly, he has shown that he can handle the cares of captaincy. Today also, the way he made the bowling changes tells you that he is putting a lot of thought into all his moves and once again disproving all that, you know bakwas (nonsense) that goes on that fast bowlers aren't good captains," Gavaskar said.

"In our subcontinent itself, we’ve got Imran Khan, the fast bowler who's been a fabulous captain. And we've got Kapil Dev, two top class captains, excellent captains, so fast bowlers can also make good captains," he added.

"Let's not compare because there we have been some very, very great bowlers. We have had Kapil Dev, who bowled India to several great victories. Let's be happy with the fact we have got another great bowler in Jasprit Bumrah. India had the bowling attack to trouble Australia. That's for sure. But this massive margin of win was not something that's easy to think of, because even Australia had a very good pace attack. But, 295 runs is a massive, massive win,” Gavaskar added.