Five Indian Bowlers With Best Bowling Figures At The Gabba: Bowling in Australian conditions has been a big test for the bowlers of the visiting teams. Bowlers of the visiting teams have faced challenges when it comes to adjusting to conditions and changing their lengths. The Border Gavaskar Trophy has witnessed competitive cricket from both sides.
Although Indian bowlers faced challenges while bowling in Australian conditions there have been instances when they managed to trouble the Australian batters in their home conditions. This post discusses five Indian bowlers who have performed well at Brisbane’s Gabba Stadium. These bowlers possessed different skill sets as they played in different generations but they delivered the goods when the team required. We take a look at these five bowlers who bowled impressively at the Gabba in detail:
Five Indian Bowlers With Best Bowling Figures At The Gabba
Here are five Indian bowlers with the best bowling figures at the Gabba
1)Bishan Singh -( 5/55 in1977-78)
The late legendary spinner bowled brilliantly in the first innings of the first test at Brisbane registering figures of 5/55. Bedi troubled the Australian batters with his flight and accurate length.
Australia were bowled out for 166 in the first innings. Although Team India needed 340 to win in the fourth innings they lost by 16 runs. Bedi’s first innings figures gave the team some hope.
2)Erapalli Prasanna-( 6/104 in 1968-69)
Prasanna was a magician with the ball and in the third test at Brisbane Prasanna bowled brilliantly in the second innings registering figures of 6/104. The left-arm off-spinner caused problems with his extra bounce, spin and straighter ones.
Australia set a big target of 394 but Indian batters batted fearlessly in the second innings as Motganhalli Jaisimha scored a brilliant 101. Although India was all out for 355 and lost the game by 39 runs Prasanna’s bowling in the second innings gave India some hope.
3)Madan Lal- (5/72 in 1977-78)
Just like Bishen Singh Bedi, Madan Lal was the other bowler who registered impressive figures in the first test at Brisbane during the 1977-78 test series. Madan Lal took 5/72 in the second innings helping India restrict Australia to 327.
The right-arm pacer adjusted his length as per the conditions while his clever seam movement outsmarted the Australian batters. His deceptive pace was difficult to judge. Madan Lal managed to create problems with his clever leg cutters. He managed to take the wickets of Paul Hibbert, Gary Cosier, Tony Mann, Steve Rixon and Wayne Clark.
4)Zaheer Khan-(5/95 in 2003-04)
Zaheer Khan was at his best as the former India pacer created problems with his pace and swing for the Australian batters. Zaheer swung the ball both ways as the conditions at Gabba suited swing and his seam-up deliveries put the Australian batters in two minds. He registered figures of 5/95 due to which Australia were bowled out for 323 in the first innings of the first test at Brisbane.
India scored 409 in their first innings with Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly scoring a classy 144. Australia set a target of 199 in the fourth innings but India finished at 73/2. Zaheer Khan’s first innings performance gave India hope of winning but unfortunately, the match ran out of time due to rains.
5)Mohammed Siraj-(5/73 in 2020-21)
Siraj showcased tremendous resolve to outrun the Australian batting lineup. He registered figures of 5/73 in the second innings of the fourth test at the Gabba restricting Australia to 294.
Team India registered an impressive win while chasing a target of 328 runs on the back of some sensational batting performances from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill. Siraj bowled with tremendous pace that bamboozled the Australian batters while his length was spot on. His outswingers and late swing created problems for the Australian batters with the old ball.
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