Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Rating all India players based on their performances

9. Harshit Rana - 3/10

Harshit Rana made his Test debut in Perth and clinched a three-wicket haul in the first innings. He picked up another one in the second as India won by 295 runs. The 23-year-old was impressive in the practice match against PM XI ahead of the Adelaide Test, where he picked up a four-wicket haul. However, he struggled heavily in the Pink-Ball Test, where the Delhi-born leaked 86 runs and since then, he hasn’t featured in the playing XI. He has the potential but is still very raw.

10. Mohammed Siraj - 6/10

Mohammed Siraj bagged 20 wickets in five matches and finished as the fourth-leading wicket-taker of the series. He lacked character at times and there were questions raised about his performance but the 30-year-old grind hard and showed his worth in the last couple of matches. Despite so, one may expect Siraj to produce better performances, especially when Bumrah was carrying the bowling unit for the majority part of the series. Siraj ended up having a decent series but consistency is one area that he needs to address soon.

11. Jasprit Bumrah - 10/10

What more can Jasprit Bumrah do? Whenever India were under any kind of threat, Bumrah came back into the attack and helped the visitors get back into the contest. He clinched 32 wickets in five matches and without a doubt, was India’s best performer in all five games. Despite Australia clinching the series rather comfortably, Bumrah was adjudged Player of the Series and that tells the kind of impact, the pacer had.

Interestingly, the Australian players admitted being relieved when they learned that Bumrah wouldn’t bowl in the second innings of the Sydney Test. Had he been there, the story could have been different. That’s the kind of impact Bumrah had and finished as the leading wicket-taker of the series.

12. Akash Deep - 5/10

Akash Deep played the third and fourth Test at Gabba and Melbourne respectively. He replaced Harshit Rana in the playing XI and scored 31 important runs in the third Test and also picked up three wickets. In Melbourne, he picked up two but couldn’t deliver with the bat. Nevertheless, the 28-year-old was fantastic with the ball but wasn’t very lucky. He bowled in the right line that exposed the Australian batters multiple times but it didn’t lead to wickets, which was unfortunate.