Jasprit Bumrah, India’s pace spearhead has always been complimented by their ex head coach Ravi Shastri.
Some months ago, He applauded the fast bowler’s commitment to test cricket, and his desire not to be labelled as a ‘ white ball expert’.
That Bumrah moved from being called a one day bowler to emerging as the number one Test match bowler according to Ravi Shastri shows how one can embrace challenges in cricket’s toughest format.
This time around, it was former West Indies great fast bowler Andy Roberts who praised Bumrah.
On Star Sports show, Shastri said that following Jasprit Bumrah’s two tests performances against west indies in 2019 which were devastating. It happened that Andy Roberts and Curtly Ambrose met the Indian pacer.
India beat West Indies twice by over 200 runs in Antigua and Jamaica respectively in four days. In those games; he took thirteen wickets including a hat-trick.
“2019 saw Jasprit Bumrah receive his highest praise ever. I remember when I coached here; we were playing a test series and he demolished the West Indian team in about 2 or three days for both tests matches,” Andy Roberts approached him at Antigua where they had come together with Curtly (Ambrose). Andy walked up to him and said you young man could have taken the new ball in our era.
“There is no better compliment than this: there was Robert’s leadership among Marshall Garner Croft Holding of all people”. More faults are not possible for Jaspirat Buhram-more than that… Therefore, since that year it has made considerable progress.” That is what distinguishes him,” said Ravi Shastri.
“He release point: Mohammed Siraj releases ball at an angle of 48cm before Jasprit bumrah does so. And with straight wrists. Normally when you release the ball from ahead, it has to be a bouncer. When you release the ball from behind, it’s pitched. But from there, to be able to yorker at will, to bowl the bouncer and bowl a hard length, that’s amazing. That is why he is different,” Shastri added.
With 15 wickets, Bumrah became the tournament third-highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cup. He was named as player of the series as India had an unbeaten run.
In this final, took 2 wickets Jasprit Bumrah as India made South Africa suffer with their awesome display and emerged winners after 11 years with no silverware by confining South Africa to 169/8.
