5 notable statistics from the recent Australia vs India ODI series

#5 India now have three players who have over 50 wickets with bowling averages under 24

Kuldeep Yadav

Of all the players in ODI history to have taken at least 50 wickets, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav have the ninth and tenth best bowling averages respectively. This in itself is impressive, but after his 6/42 Yuzvendra Chahal now finds himself 29th on this list, with an average better than the likes of Waqar Younis, Curtly Ambrose and Imran Tahir.

With Yadav 24 years old, Bumrah 25 and Chahal 28, India can expect to have these three in and around the squad for some time yet. Even in three World Cups time, Chahal would only be 36, which for a spin-bowler isn't too old to still be playing at a high level.

The future of India's ODI bowling attack, therefore, looks very bright, with the only major problem being that it is difficult for them to fit Jadeja, Yadav and Chahal into the one side.

This no doubt provides a headache for the Indian selectors, but a headache caused by the need to leave out a bowler with an average among the best of all-time probably isn't the worst type to have.