Australia vs India: 3 Players who won player of the series despite losing in BGT

Team India (IND) and Australia (AUS) battled hard during the recently-concluded five-match Test series. The Asian giants won the first Test in Perth but lost three out of the next four to relinquish the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years.

Over the years, the India-Australia rivalry has captivated the cricket fraternity. Some of the finest cricketers of all time have produced some spectacular performances to make the rivalry as intense as it is at this moment. The fans have also shown their support by filling the stands. The recent Border-Gavaskar series attracted a remarkable 837,00 spectators across the five Test matches.

In this article, CricTracker lists the names of three cricketers who won the Player of the Series (POTS) award in losing causes in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history. Interestingly, these three players won the award on Australian soil. This list includes Jasprit Bumrah, who is the latest recipient.

Here are Three players who won Player of the Series in BGT series for losing cause:

3. Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah was at his lethal best during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. In the absence of Mohammed Shami, the onus was on the experienced right-arm seamer to spearhead the bowling attack. The likes of Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Prasidh Krishna bowled well in patches as the pressure was at an all-time high on Bumrah.

The 31-year-old bowled close to 152 overs across the five matches and picked up 32 wickets at a phenomenal average of 13.06. He also had an impressive strike rate of 28.38. Bumrah finished as the highest wicket-taker in the series by a distance. No other bowler took more than 25 wickets in the series. Bumrah could have added more wickets to his tally had he not suffered an injury while bowling in Australia's first innings in the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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