Jasprit Bumrah, the ace Indian fast bowler, is one of the pillars in the current Indian side. He is someone who has made a batter-loving nation wait and fall in love with a bowler. A bowler against whom hitting 1 six looks like an achievement for a batsman. A 32-year-old bowler who, in the last 10 years, has changed the whole dynamic of the Indian bowling setup. But what makes him so special?
What Makes Bumrah so Special?
Came into the national side in 2016. He still hasn’t stopped giving performances that feel like something out of this world. Imagine a fast bowler coming at you with such an unusual action, bowling at 140 kmph. Sounds scary, right? Now add the ‘n’ number of variations he bowls, making the batter think. Not just this, couple that with the pinpoint accuracy this man brings. All this makes him the most lethal package in the world of cricket currently.
Even with such an exceptional talent, it hasn’t been the smoothest of rides for him over the last decade. Having been injured quite a few times, mainly due to the strain caused by his bowling action, trolled relentlessly for being out of the international side, but he didn’t back down. He has changed his actions a lot over the years to better suit him without losing his unpredictability and accuracy.
After being out for quite some time between 2022 and 2023, Bumrah seems to have just reinvented himself and come back even harder. Being the best player in the whole tournament for 2 consecutive Men’s Cricket T20 World Cups, playing and bowling crucial spells at the most crunch times. He is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most clutch player of the Indian cricket team, period.
A Modern All-Format Great?
Bowling below the average of 6.5 in T20s, especially modern T20I games, where every other match has almost 450-500 runs scored per match, is beyond our understanding. Not only in T20s, but the stats in formats like Tests and ODIs are also a testament to his greatness in the field. The presence and fear among batters he brings is unparalleled in the current world of cricket.
The stats and the presence he has brought to the field and this Indian side across all formats cannot be compared. As often discussed on social media, these are quite literally “Bradman-like stats” due to this being a once-in-a-lifetime event, seeing him play. A player so perfect, this makes him look like he is lost in his own perfection.
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