Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was impressed by Jasprit Bumrah's ability to read the strengths and weaknesses of the batter in question within minutes. He likened him to the legendary Malcolm Marshall as Bumrah proved why with his performances in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah has been the star of the series for India. He has picked 21 wickets in three Tests at an astonishing average of 10.90. So far, no other bowler has more than 15 wickets in the series. His ability to adapt himself to Australian conditions has helped him stand out. In the first match of the series at Perth, he even led the team, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, to an easy win by 295 runs. Ravi Shastri told Fox Cricket: “He’s a terrific reader of the game when it comes to batsmen. I thought when I played the best bowler I played against was Malcolm Marshall, because of his ability to suss out conditions, read batsmen’s strengths and weaknesses. I think Bumrah is in that category. He’s so quick to suss the strengths and weaknesses of a player." He added: “He’s taken close to 200 wickets and close to a hundred in India, and he’s taken those at 17. In India, you must realise the ball starts reversing, because of the rough conditions. So if he doesn’t take wickets with the new ball, he’s dangerous at the end.” In the third Test at Brisbane, Bumrah went on to become India's most successful wicket-taker in Test cricket in Australia. He overtook Kapil Dev's 51 wickets. Now he has taken 53 wickets in Australia. At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bumrah has 15 wickets like Anil Kumble, and he just needs one more to be the top wicket-taker for India at this venue. With Mohammed Shami being ruled out of the series, Bumrah will lead the Indian bowling attack in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. He will look for strong support from pacers Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep as India aims to take a series lead. Also Read | Jasprit Bumrah Achieves Second-Highest Rating Points for Indian Bowler Ravi Shastri on Bumrah's Relentless Approach Ravi Shastri has described him as "absolutely relentless" and hopes he might cause the sort of worry for teenage debutant Sam Konstas in Melbourne. Shastri said: "Bumrah is up for the challenge, he loves bowling at the MCG. I remember his six-wicket haul when I was a coach when he just dismantled Australia." He added: “He’s in that kind of form, he just takes wickets for fun in Australia. It’s ridiculous. There’s no respite because he’s at the peak of his powers and what he does with the new ball makes it difficult for any batsmen. He swings it and seams it both ways, he’s absolutely relentless." Bumrah's aggressive bowling has already caused problems to Nathan McSweeney who was discarded after three Tests with the series still tied at 1-1.