Jasprit Bumrah has best yorker in world cricket, says Pakistan legend Wasim Akram

[Zeeraq]

Back in his time, he knew a thing or two about bowling ‘toe-crushers’ and no wonder Wasim Akram is all praise for Jasprit Bumrah’s ability to bowl the “most effective yorker” currently in world cricket.

Bumrah, who played a pivotal role in India’s maiden Test series win on Australian soil, has been the X factor in Virat Kohli’s set-up.

“Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket now,” Akram told PTI during an interaction.

Arguably the greatest left-arm fast bowler to have ever played the game, Akram believes that Bumrah will make a difference during death overs at this year’s World Cup with his ‘go to ball’.

“Bumrah has an exceptional action, very different from other fast bowlers and yet he gets the ball to swing and also move off the deck at good pace,” Akram said.

“But what makes Bumrah special is his ability to bowl yorkers on a regular basis. Also yorker is not just used for ODIs but for Test matches too as me and Waqar did in our times,” the bowler nicknamed the Sultan of Swing said.

A lot of it Akram believes could be attributed to tennis ball cricket, which helps aspiring bowlers perfect their yorkers.

“If you see, whether it’s me coming from Pakistan or Bumrah coming from India, we are all products of tennis ball cricket,” said Akram, who is a mentor in the upcoming 10PL tennis ball tournament in UAE.

“When you play gully cricket with buildings on both sides and the batsman being deprived of playing cross batted shots on both sides, they are forced to play straight then. And then you start pitching it up and in the process learn to bowl at the base and prevent the batsman from going down the ground. You will see a lot of yorkers in 10PL,” said Akram.

He was all praise for India, which became the first country from Asia to win a Test series in Australia.

“It’s a huge achievement to win a Test series in Australia. I don’t subscribe to the view that this is a weakened Australian side. Let’s not take away any credit from Virat and his boys. The kind of consistency they have shown is indeed a big deal,” said Akram.

Whenever a young talent is discovered in Pakistan, they start comparing him with Kohli, only to fade away like an Umar Akmal.

So why do potential ‘Kohlis’ of Pakistan fall off the radar, Akram said:”Had we known what the problem is, wouldn’t we have addressed the issue? On a serious note, it is Virat’s mindset that makes all the difference. When I mean mindset, it also includes off the field preparation also.”

The Indian captain’s awareness is in a different league, feels Akram.

“Awareness about all the worldly things, what needs to be done to become the best in the world and it’s not just about having the perfect technique. It is about having a perfect mindset. He is one of the most popular cricketer in Pakistan,” said the bowler with over 900 international wickets.

Akram, who has been the face of 10PL in 2018, expects the tournament to grow with passage of time.

“The organisers have kept 250,000 Dirham (USD 68,00,000) prize money for this tennis ball tournament where as back in 1992, we got USD 40,000 for winning World Cup,” Akram said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...wasim-akram/story-PX8gHCLoqSZoaGHQZtMwUN.html

 

[JibranAnsari]

Thanks Akram.

We might see a premature end to bumrahs career.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Was clueless in the CT final though when it mattered the most. Can forgive a batsman for not delivering in a final as it takes just one delivery in pressure but for a top bowler to choke in a big match is simply unacceptable.

 

[AuxiliA]

Was clueless in the CT final though when it mattered the most. Can forgive a batsman for not delivering in a final as it takes just one delivery in pressure but for a top bowler to choke in a big match is simply unacceptable.

You are being too harsh on Bumrah. The whole team failed massively that day, not just him. Moreover he was a newbie then and is a much improved bowler now.

 

[ARK Rafay]

I agree. It's hard to swallow but Bumrah is the best LOs bowler in death right now

 

[jnaveen1980]

Was clueless in the CT final though when it mattered the most. Can forgive a batsman for not delivering in a final as it takes just one delivery in pressure but for a top bowler to choke in a big match is simply unacceptable.

No he delivered when it mattered teh most in Australian series. That is way more presitigious.

 

[rhony]

Thank Malinga for that!!

 

[ManFan]

Not far-fetched to assume he is the best all-round bowler going now.

 

[ind_win]

for those who refer to the CT final - it was kohli AND KOHLI who was the reason.
The team decision was to bat first - EGO ruled the roost and kohli simply had to differ with Kumble.
If he had other intentions about kumble, he could have settled after CT.
But no, he had something to settle and a shoe polish as coach.


As for bumrah, yes he failed that day.
But he won Ind and spearheaded to end 72 years of drought in Australia.
Also, credit to pujara and of course kohli too.

 

[Snak3eye5]

Bumrah’s legacy will allways be that he failed during ct2017 and that’s a bigger tournament than some meaningless test.

 

[rhony]

Bumrah’s legacy will allways be that he failed during ct2017 and that’s a bigger tournament than some meaningless test.

True. Hardik Pandya's legacy as the greatest all rounder in cricket is reserved too based on that all important game ever, CT final. Why is Shadab still palying after being smoked for six after six I wonder. After all it's his legacy

 

[khiska]

What a weird statement.

People forget and that's just the way things will always be. To be the first Asian team, first Indian team.in nearly a century to travel to Australia and beat them regardless of their team strength, and to play the crucial role in the win, will be a key moment in ones legacy

 

[Buffet]

He has the best yorkers for sure, but he will be remembered for helping the first Asian series win in Aus. He was the best bowler in that series and he will go down as legend just for that.

This series win should give confidence to future Asian test side that they can win in Aus as well.

 

[PakLFC]

He does have a good yorker. Having said that I don't know many other bowlers who have one at the moment

 

[Bewal Express]

Bumrah is the best bowler in all forms; He is just a wonderful bowler. Contrary what people are saying his action looks like it's not putting too much stress on his body and he will be here for a few years.

 

[the_game]

Wasim, I love you, but that would be Rabada. The man has a mean yorker!

 

[melaenavigne]

Wasim, I love you, but that would be Rabada. The man has a mean yorker!

No Bumrah is miles ahead of Rabada, both in limited overs cricket and also in terms of delivering efficient yorkers. Rabada is more physical but Bumrah is more technical, precise and surgical.

 

[fitCricFan]

Was clueless in the CT final though when it mattered the most. Can forgive a batsman for not delivering in a final as it takes just one delivery in pressure but for a top bowler to choke in a big match is simply unacceptable.

envious much !!!! and seriously you would bring up that one failure.

Just check the stats and see how many times our own Wasim Bhai and Waqar flunked. The hallmark of great sportsmen is that they are not deterred by failure's but learn from them and improve. There must be a reason that the Indians are protective about this young lad and hhe is being rested

Cant wait to read something like this on our own players, bowler or batsman. Will hold further judgement until we tour teh Aussies

 

[BreadPakoda]

He does have a good yorker. Having said that I don't know many other bowlers who have one at the moment

Starc has a mean yorker too. Mustafizur bowls one sometimes and is great to watch as well.
Other than these 3, I hardly see bowlers bowl yorkers. In fact, that has been the case for the last 5-7 years.

 

[KP From India]

Warne's legacy will always be that he failed in all important 1996 WC final and Arvinda De Silva is a better bowler than him with 9-0-42-3.
Madan Lal, Roger Binny, Sandhu are ATG bowlers as they delivered in 1983 WC semis and finals. Eng pace bowlers are overrated.
Players like Stephen Fleming and BAZZ are ATG than Kallis or ABD because latter choked at crutial moments.
Sehwag is a champions bowlerbas he did not allow Kallis to get runs in 2002 Champions trophy semis.
Yuvi is better AR than someone like Cairns or Pollock as he did it both with bat and bowl in WC 2011.
Finally BD is a better team than Ind because they beat them in 2007 WC match.

 

[Bhaijaan]

You are being too harsh on Bumrah. The whole team failed massively that day, not just him. Moreover he was a newbie then and is a much improved bowler now.

No he delivered when it mattered teh most in Australian series. That is way more presitigious.

for those who refer to the CT final - it was kohli AND KOHLI who was the reason.
The team decision was to bat first - EGO ruled the roost and kohli simply had to differ with Kumble.
If he had other intentions about kumble, he could have settled after CT.
But no, he had something to settle and a shoe polish as coach.


As for bumrah, yes he failed that day.
But he won Ind and spearheaded to end 72 years of drought in Australia.
Also, credit to pujara and of course kohli too.

envious much !!!! and seriously you would bring up that one failure.

Just check the stats and see how many times our own Wasim Bhai and Waqar flunked. The hallmark of great sportsmen is that they are not deterred by failure's but learn from them and improve. There must be a reason that the Indians are protective about this young lad and hhe is being rested

Cant wait to read something like this on our own players, bowler or batsman. Will hold further judgement until we tour teh Aussies

Say whatever. Till date whatever Bumrah has achieved is massively shadowed by how he fell apart in the CT final resulting in the most humiliating day for Indian cricket in its 100 years of cricketing history.

Before you bring up the test series in Australia he merely had a few good outings in a series dominated by bowlers anyway and where at least 4 of Australia’s best batsmen did not play.

For Bumrah to come out of the CT 16 dark spot on his career he must win the WC 19 for India. Nothing less will do for him.

Look at Mohammad Hasan. I would rate him higher because he single handedly won the CT 16 for Pakistan.

Look at Michelle Starc. He single handedly won the WC 15 for Aussies. Boult was about to do the same for NZ in the same tournament.

Brett Lee did for Aussies in 2003.

Until Bumrah has a tournament like Hasan, Starc, Lee, Boult he will never be regarded as a great of the game.

 

[Snowflake]

Definitely the best limited overs bowler in the circuit rn.

 

[hadi123]

No Bumrah is miles ahead of Rabada, both in limited overs cricket and also in terms of delivering efficient yorkers. Rabada is more physical but Bumrah is more technical, precise and surgical.

Agreed, I think Bumrah > Rabada in LOI

 

[hurricanes]

Say whatever. Till date whatever Bumrah has achieved is massively shadowed by how he fell apart in the CT final resulting in the most humiliating day for Indian cricket in its 100 years of cricketing history.

Before you bring up the test series in Australia he merely had a few good outings in a series dominated by bowlers anyway and where at least 4 of Australia’s best batsmen did not play.

For Bumrah to come out of the CT 16 dark spot on his career he must win the WC 19 for India. Nothing less will do for him.

Look at Mohammad Hasan. I would rate him higher because he single handedly won the CT 16 for Pakistan.

Look at Michelle Starc. He single handedly won the WC 15 for Aussies. Boult was about to do the same for NZ in the same tournament.

Brett Lee did for Aussies in 2003.

Until Bumrah has a tournament like Hasan, Starc, Lee, Boult he will never be regarded as a great of the game.

Completely agree.It is comparable to Sachin chokes of 2003 and 2011 World Cup finals.Accumulate useless hundreds in pointless games and choke when it matters.

 

[KP From India]

But....but.....but.....Amla is one of the best odi bat despite of this according to some PPers.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Completely agree.It is comparable to Sachin chokes of 2003 and 2011 World Cup finals.Accumulate useless hundreds in pointless games and choke when it matters.

Nice try bf you failed miserably. Tendulkar has the one of the best records in knock out matches.

 

[charlie007]

1. Bumrah is boring
2. Bumrah is missing in the most important match ever: the one and only Champions Trophy final which will now be forever considered bigger than any World Cup Final on PP for straw clutchers
3. What good is a yorker if it can't win you CT Final.
4. If you find any other argument remotely in favor of Bumrah, refer to # 2 and #3 above.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Nice try bf you failed miserably. Tendulkar has the one of the best records in knock out matches.

To be fair, Bumrah won India a series in Australia. SRT could never do that. He had a golden chance when Ozzies were missing half their side, but he froze. Thanks to Dravid, India won a test.

 

[hurricanes]

Nice try bf you failed miserably. Tendulkar has the one of the best records in knock out matches.

Yeah sure.Other than that desert storm match which was essentially a minor tournament only thing guaranteed in big matches was sachin being awol.

You are unwilling to cut slack for a guy who has been around only few years but are willing to be an aplologist for an Indian Amla.

 

[Deewana]

Quality bowler and a nice bloke..down to earth and more importantly hard worker , like VK ..along with VK and kuldeep my fav indian cricketer

 

[Etherealistic]

Mitchell Starc also has a good yorker but he doesn't play much ODI cricket. The one other bowler who can compete with him is Bumrah who plays all forms of cricket so obviously Wasim Akram chose the one who matters.

 

[Smudger]

My favourite fast bowler these days. Looks down to Earth and I jist love his awkward action. Hasnt seen him getting thrashed apart from ct trophy final

 

[Pakhs]

He definitely has the best yorker in ODIs which matter a lot these days to restrict run scoring. Rabada also has a great yorker but perhaps doesn't deliver it as many times as bumrah.

Some people are saying he won them series in Australia thats not true he contributed so did other bowlers and batsmen but the series was won due to Pujara otherwise they would have lost simple.

He did also fail in that CT final but I am unsure why his yorkers went missing that day? is it harder to bowl yorkers in England?

 

[Smudger]

He definitely has the best yorker in ODIs which matter a lot these days to restrict run scoring. Rabada also has a great yorker but perhaps doesn't deliver it as many times as bumrah.

Some people are saying he won them series in Australia thats not true he contributed so did other bowlers and batsmen but the series was won due to Pujara otherwise they would have lost simple.

He did also fail in that CT final but I am unsure why his yorkers went missing that day? is it harder to bowl yorkers in England?

He bowled brilliantly in the death overs

 

[Pakhs]

He bowled brilliantly in the death overs

As a Pakistan fan I watched that match more than once but I failed to see many yorkers been bowled by him that day. But it wasnt not only him even B Kumar who bowled well that day didnt get his yorker going all that well in the last over.

So I dont know what was the reason.

 

[AMSS]

Rabada does have a yorker, one that he uses sparsely. Starc perhaps has a meaner yorker that he unleashes more regularly.

But Bumrah is different. Unlike the two above, he rains yorkers at will. The only bowler who rivals Bumrah is Malinga in his pomp.

 

[KingKhanWC]

He has the best yorkers for sure, but he will be remembered for helping the first Asian series win in Aus. He was the best bowler in that series and he will go down as legend just for that.

This series win should give confidence to future Asian test side that they can win in Aus as well.

How? Starc can bowl it much quicker and can swing it both ways.

Its Akram, if an Aussie interviewed him he would say Starc, Kiwi he would say Boult etc.

 

[TheSensible]

How? Starc can bowl it much quicker and can swing it both ways.

Its Akram, if an Aussie interviewed him he would say Starc, Kiwi he would say Boult etc.

I don't know about "much" quicker when Bumrah gets to 150-1 like Starc does. Granted, Starc, on average, when he attempts his fastest balls usually clocks 150-1, while Bamrah clocks 147-8~, that's a negligible difference at those speeds.

 

[KingKhanWC]

I don't know about "much" quicker when Bumrah gets to 150-1 like Starc does. Granted, Starc, on average, when he attempts his fastest balls usually clocks 150-1, while Bamrah clocks 147-8~, that's a negligible difference at those speeds.

I haven't seen Bumrah bowl over 150 but even if he has , still slower than Starc's fastest and can not swing his yorker both ways as much as Starc does. Add to this Starcs slingy action ,his best yorker has to be up there with anyone ...all time.

 

[TheSensible]

I haven't seen Bumrah bowl over 150 but even if he has , still slower than Starc's fastest and can not swing his yorker both ways as much as Starc does. Add to this Starcs slingy action ,his best yorker has to be up there with anyone ...all time.

You didn't even disagree with the point I made, but then said the same thing you previous said. I simply pointed out that Starc isn't "much" quicker like you said and their average speeds are in fact the same. Starc's fastest ON AVERAGE is 3-4kms quicker than Bamrah's fastest average, although Bamrah has in fact clocked 153 but at those speeds, the difference is indistinguishable.

Did a quick google search and found this:

https://www.latestly.com/sports/cri...mitchell-starc-pat-cummins-others-526348.html

As to swinging both ways... sure? I didn't point that out myself.

 

[KingKhanWC]

You didn't even disagree with the point I made, but then said the same thing you previous said. I simply pointed out that Starc isn't "much" quicker like you said and their average speeds are in fact the same. Starc's fastest ON AVERAGE is 3-4kms quicker than Bamrah's fastest average, although Bamrah has in fact clocked 153 but at those speeds, the difference is indistinguishable.

Did a quick google search and found this:

https://www.latestly.com/sports/cri...mitchell-starc-pat-cummins-others-526348.html

As to swinging both ways... sure? I didn't point that out myself.

I dont have all the stats regarding speeds but Starc is faster, swings it both ways and has a slingy action, therefore has a better yorker. Not sure what there is to debate after this.

 

[TheSensible]

I dont have all the stats regarding speeds but Starc is faster, swings it both ways and has a slingy action, therefore has a better yorker. Not sure what there is to debate after this.

I pointed out exactly what I disagreed with, the “much” faster issue. You never addressed it. It’s not a big deal but I addressed the speed issue is indistinguishible.

I’ll take the Akram’s word over yours on the main point though.

 

[wrongun]

I'd say Bumrah's is the best at the moment- but agree the WC will probably decide who is remembered for their yorker and who isn't.

At the moment, Starc doesn't have the best yorker because it's not effective. He's not landing it often enough so it's doing as much harm as good. Bumrah is getting it right, constantly, at pace, with movement.

Boult & Rabada & maybe even Amir or Hasan again will also be in the hunt in WC '19.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Till date whatever Bumrah has achieved is massively shadowed by how he fell apart in the CT final resulting in the most humiliating day for Indian cricket in its 100 years of cricketing history.

I'm not sure it would rank even in my Top 10 of the most humiliating days for Indian cricket. Reaching the final in a dominating fashion and having a really bad day isn't humiliating. It would've been humiliating if we were the underdogs in that match and hadn't already beaten Pakistan a fair number of times in ICC tournaments.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Bowled Shakib on first delivery with a stunning yorker today.

Always a rare sight for us Indians.

Great to see.

 

[Captain caveman]

Bumra is a good bowler and has a good yorker. My comment is not directed at bumra, my comment is solely for wasim and is have you seen haris rauf bowl?
Im all for complimenting players, especially when it comes to rivals(india, pakistan), but i find indian ex playets who compliment pak players genuine and pak ex players(esp. Wasim ) not so genuine.

 

[Hassaan HS]

Bumrah Named On Top in Most Yorkers in Super 12 So Far

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Bumrah is undoubtedly a great bowler but he lacks wicket taking abilities in limited overs formats..
He never run through batting lineups, never takes more than 2 wickets in t20s..
His record against bigger teams is nothing spectacular..

 

[sweep_shot]

I think Starc has a better yorker.

Bumrah has declined a bit.

 

[mrtaim3]

Bumrah has been a great bowler but lately he has become too predictable. He doesn't look as lethal as he was in the early part of his career.

 

[Fahdi]

Bumrah is remarkable in how consistently he is able to land his yorker but a yorker from Starc and Afridi is more lethal in my opinion, but they'll miss the mark far more than Bumrah does.