Dressed in his India whites, Test cap No. 290 firmly in place, Jasprit Bumrah emerged from the shadows to join Australian counterpart Pat Cummins on the impeccable Optus Stadium outfield. The occasion was the captains’ photo shoot before the start of the five-Test series, the fast bowler filling in for Rohit Sharma, who will miss the first game starting on Friday.

Jasprit Bumrah knows all about emerging from the shadows. It was Australia where he first announced himself to the world in a ODI series in January 2016. Two years on, he played his first Test in Cape Town and by the end of that series, he was well on his way to establishing himself as potentially India’s No. 1 pacer of all time.