Former Pakistan Cricketer, Basit Ali, has talked about the unique bowling action of India’s premier fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. Ali feels that batters will get deceived by Bumrah even on a cement pitch due to his awkward action.
He feels that the rest of the bowlers have to depend on the form and the pitch conditions. However, Bumrah does not depend on those factors and can trouble any batter anywhere in the world. Ali went on to say that Bumrah has the ability to pick wickets in Test cricket with deliveries that bowlers will bowl in white ball cricket.
“Even if you play Bumrah on a cement pitch, his action is so awkward he can deceive the batters. That is the truth. That is what I call him Boom Boom. Not the rest of the bowlers. The rest of them depend on their form and rhythm. He comes in takes a wicket and then picks three in his next spell. He is very deceptive, his slower one is accurate. Usually, the deliveries you bowl in white-ball cricket, he picks wickets on such deliveries in the Test format. It is special,” Basit Ali said on his YouTube channel.
Jasprit Bumrah is currently the best all-format bowler in the world
Bumrah is currently the best bowler across all formats. He comes up at any moment for his captain, picks up wickets and also restricts the run flow. He was the Man Of The Tournament in ICC T20 World Cup in 2024 and was one of the greatest reasons why Team India won that tournament.
Bumrah scalped 15 wickets in 29.4 overs that he bowled in the tournament. The pacer gave away just 12 boundaries and out of them only 2 were sixes. He was given a rest after the tournament to manage his workload. Bumrah has been included in the Indian squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh starting from September 19 in Chennai.
