Jasprit Bumrah: After the performance of Jasprit Bumrah in the first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, everyone is praising him. On Jasprit Bumrah, who won the ‘Player of the Match’ award in return for captaincy in the Perth Test, former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain said that Jasprit Bumrah is a nightmare, it is good that we did not have to face him. Under the captaincy of Bumrah, India won the first test match by a margin of 295 runs. No one would have ever thought that the result of this match would be like this.
Michael Atherton praised Jasprit Bumrah, calling him brilliant and said, ‘I am happy that I have not had to face any Indian fast bowler in my career. I think Jasprit Bumrah is absolutely brilliant. There are some bowlers about whom you don’t think much after retirement. As a player you know your time but there are some bowlers about whom you think thank God I did not have to face them with the new ball. I mean how will you play against him? It’s like a nightmare. What a nightmare this is. Which will have to be faced.
Praising Jasprit Bumrah, Nasir Hussain says that ‘If I had to face Bumrah, I would have sweated. He has described Bumrah as a world class bowler in all formats. While he is bowling I am wondering should I move? Shouldn’t I move on? And then he has the slower ball. He has yorkers, he has bouncers. I was thinking before the game and actually speaking in the press conference, I was seeing that all the focus was on the absence of Kohli and Rohit Sharma and the balance of the Indian team and Steve Smith.
Hussain said, ‘Everyone was talking whether he would be able to score runs? I think he is not talking about Bumrah and maybe it is just because he is a bowler. Batsmen are highlighted more. I have Bumrah’s stats. He has been playing less than 20 overs for a long time. It’s incredible and across all formats. He is the best bowler in all formats in the world.
