"The Australian and Indian teams have already given us an incredible summer of cricket," Albanese later wrote on social media.

Albanese, who hosted the Indian and Australian players here on Wednesday ahead of the decisive fifth Test, spoke glowingly of Bumrah.

Anthony Albanese, the Australian Prime Minister, jokingly said that Australia could pass a law which would allow Jasprit Bumrah to bowl only left-handed.

With India trailing 1-2 ahead of the final Test which begins in Sydney on January 3, and Rohit Sharma showing no signs of returning to form, he is likely to be rested or dropped from the playing XI

India's Test captain, Rohit Sharma, will be 'rested' for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, with pacer Jasprit Bumrah expected to lead the team in his absence at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday morning.

After head coach Gautam Gambhir remained non-committal about Rohit Sharma’s place in India’s Playing XI for the Sydney Test, a report in The Indian Express claimed that India’s red-ball captain has decided to rest himself from the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.