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DeadlyVenom said:
Bumrah has some crazy stats across all formats in all conditions. When both are at their peaks I think he is better than Cummins. Cummins is more consistent and less injury prone though.
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I think you could definitely argue that. But I value consistency and versatility a bit more. And Cummins is just about the most versatile fast-bowler going around. Regardless of the nature of the pitch he finds a way to thrive and take wickets. He is such a smart bowler and super fit too. On top of that, his captaincy and the complete package that he offers in the field and sometimes even with the bat, just makes him stand out a bit more as compared to the other top fast-bowlers.
 
Bumrah has outbowled Cummins in almost every time they have faced each other or in multinational tournaments across conditions. Cummins is better captain and batter though.

Cummins vs Bumrah

India vs Australia tests. Home and away for both.


PlayerSpanMatInnsBallsOversMdnsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR
PJ Cummins (AUS)2017-202312202506417.41051171466/2725.452.8054.47
JJ Bumrah (IND)2018-20217141649274.577680326/3321.252.4751.53

2019 WC


PlayerSpanMatInnsBallsOversMdnsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR
PJ Cummins (AUS)2019-2019101051786.16427143/3330.504.9536.92
JJ Bumrah (IND)2019-20199950484.09371184/5520.614.4128.00


2023 WC

PJ Cummins (AUS)2023-2023111153789.31515153/5134.335.7535.80
JJ Bumrah (IND)2023-2023111155191.59373204/3918.654.0627.55
 
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JattMaula said:
Bumrah has outbowled Cummins in almost every time they have faced each other or in multinational tournaments across conditions. Cummins is better captain and batter though.

Cummins vs Bumrah

India vs Australia tests. Home and away for both.


PlayerSpanMatInnsBallsOversMdnsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR
PJ Cummins (AUS)2017-202312202506417.41051171466/2725.452.8054.47
JJ Bumrah (IND)2018-20217141649274.577680326/3321.252.4751.53

2019 WC


PlayerSpanMatInnsBallsOversMdnsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR
PJ Cummins (AUS)2019-2019101051786.16427143/3330.504.9536.92
JJ Bumrah (IND)2019-20199950484.09371184/5520.614.4128.00


2023 WC

PJ Cummins (AUS)2023-2023111153789.31515153/5134.335.7535.80
JJ Bumrah (IND)2023-2023111155191.59373204/3918.654.0627.55
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Yes but Cummings has always done better in knockout stages. Especially finals, the one area where bumrah and the entire Indian team vanishes as a whole.

It's better to choose Cummings over bumrah in general, Bumrah will get exposed at the tail while Cummings will be fine as long as one established batsmen is around. And Cummings is just smarter and better investment to have around in pressure situations.

Only choose bumrah over Cummings in a bilateral series, or choose both in the same line up for tournaments.
 
mominsaigol said:
Yes but Cummings has always done better in knockout stages. Especially finals, the one area where bumrah and the entire Indian team vanishes as a whole.

It's better to choose Cummings over bumrah in general, Bumrah will get exposed at the tail while Cummings will be fine as long as one established batsmen is around. And Cummings is just smarter and better investment to have around in pressure situations.

Only choose bumrah over Cummings in a bilateral series, or choose both in the same line up for tournaments.
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Bumrah has outperformed him in tests
 
mominsaigol said:
Yes but Cummings has always done better in knockout stages. Especially finals, the one area where bumrah and the entire Indian team vanishes as a whole.

It's better to choose Cummings over bumrah in general, Bumrah will get exposed at the tail while Cummings will be fine as long as one established batsmen is around. And Cummings is just smarter and better investment to have around in pressure situations.

Only choose bumrah over Cummings in a bilateral series, or choose both in the same line up for tournaments.
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I don't think there is enough evidence to suggest that. I can only think of the 2023 World Cup final where Cummins delivered a clutch, match-turning performance.

But Cummins is a better bowler. Because he is fitter, more creative and more versatile. But the gap between them is not much.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I don't think there is enough evidence to suggest that. I can only think of the 2023 World Cup final where Cummins delivered a clutch, match-turning performance.

But Cummins is a better bowler. Because he is fitter, more creative and more versatile. But the gap between them is not much.
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Cummings is not a better bowler lol. Him being fitter means nothing. Bunrah isn't as creative or versatile but he doesn't need to be.

Statistics wise he gets 19% more swing then any other pacer which is why he always has gotten higher wickets them Cummings.

But Cummings is world class and better to have on your team. Also no the sample size is not small we have numerous world cups where he's done good including the wtc.

Also Cummings is more of a middle overs bowler and Bumrah new ball and death ball. Hard to compare.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I don't think there is enough evidence to suggest that. I can only think of the 2023 World Cup final where Cummins delivered a clutch, match-turning performance.

But Cummins is a better bowler. Because he is fitter, more creative and more versatile. But the gap between them is not much.
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He is a massive run leaker when his two trick doesn't work. He used to be one trick phony. Now he has slower into the pitch trick. Occasional yorker. PRetty much it. That is why he travels a lot.
 
mominsaigol said:
Cummings is not a better bowler lol. Him being fitter means nothing. Bunrah isn't as creative or versatile but he doesn't need to be.

Statistics wise he gets 19% more swing then any other pacer which is why he always has gotten higher wickets them Cummings.

But Cummings is world class and better to have on your team. Also no the sample size is not small we have numerous world cups where he's done good including the wtc.

Also Cummings is more of a middle overs bowler and Bumrah new ball and death ball. Hard to compare.
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Him being fitter means nothing? Why don't you take a second to think about how stupid that statement sounds. You're insulting your own intelligence. Bumrah has gotten injured umpteen times since 2017. He has missed key test matches, a T20 World Cup, an entire season of IPL. Obviously its not his fault but there is a difference between a guy who delivers consistently in 20 matches and a guy who delivers consistently in 10 matches and gets injured for the next 10.

Okay is that stat for all formats or just one? Because its practically meaningless otherwise. In ODIs and T20s these days pitches often tend to offer little to no swing which means you have to rely on your smarts kind of how Cummins did the World Cup final when he started bowling off-cutters to a slow pitch. And that's just one example.
 
If being fit meant nothing Shane Bond would be one of the greatest fast-bowler in the history of the game.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Him being fitter means nothing? Why don't you take a second to think about how stupid that statement sounds. You're insulting your own intelligence. Bumrah has gotten injured umpteen times since 2017. He has missed key test matches, a T20 World Cup, an entire season of IPL. Obviously its not his fault but there is a difference between a guy who delivers consistently in 20 matches and a guy who delivers consistently in 10 matches and gets injured for the next 10.

Okay is that stat for all formats or just one? Because its practically meaningless otherwise. In ODIs and T20s these days pitches often tend to offer little to no swing which means you have to rely on your smarts kind of how Cummins did the World Cup final when he started bowling off-cutters to a slow pitch. And that's just one example.
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Pat cummins had tons of injury at the start of his career

This is from 2011. From that point for 4 or 5 years non stop injuries for him


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RedwoodOriginal said:
Him being fitter means nothing? Why don't you take a second to think about how stupid that statement sounds. You're insulting your own intelligence. Bumrah has gotten injured umpteen times since 2017. He has missed key test matches, a T20 World Cup, an entire season of IPL. Obviously its not his fault but there is a difference between a guy who delivers consistently in 20 matches and a guy who delivers consistently in 10 matches and gets injured for the next 10.

Okay is that stat for all formats or just one? Because its practically meaningless otherwise. In ODIs and T20s these days pitches often tend to offer little to no swing which means you have to rely on your smarts kind of how Cummins did the World Cup final when he started bowling off-cutters to a slow pitch. And that's just one example.
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2 Things, this is about being a better bowler, Bumrah when he's performing has shown to be better in every cup, he's consistently taken more wickets. Secondly Indian pitches had belter pitches. Not all of them but some of them hence the insane high scores of 360+ yet no team were able to score even more then 300 against India while India had no trouble getting to the 313 to 330 mark, in all those games Bumrah
outshined.

So Idk what fitness has to do with any of this, we're evaluating their strength as bowlers, anytime Bumrah returns he's always at peak.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
I know. But since 2016 onwards he has been super fit. Arguably the fittest fast bowler in the world.
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His action is less injury prone action for one thing. Anderson is also very fit. Boult is fit. Southee is Fit. Starc iss Fit. Rabda is FIt. They are all fit bowlers. Shami until injury was supremely fit.
 
mominsaigol said:
2 Things, this is about being a better bowler, Bumrah when he's performing has shown to be better in every cup, he's consistently taken more wickets. Secondly Indian pitches had belter pitches. Not all of them but some of them hence the insane high scores of 360+ yet no team were able to score even more then 300 against India while India had no trouble getting to the 313 to 330 mark, in all those games Bumrah
outshined.

So Idk what fitness has to do with any of this, we're evaluating their strength as bowlers, anytime Bumrah returns he's always at peak.
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If he is missing key games for India and they are not winning trophies how is that not a problem? Being the better bowler is not just about taking the most wickets. Winning matches and trophies is what its all about at the end of the day. How many trophies has Bumrah won as compared to Cummins?

Also, that's your idea of what makes him a better bowler. I value adaptability and consistency much more.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
If he is missing key games for India and they are not winning trophies how is that not a problem? Being the better bowler is not just about taking the most wickets. Winning matches and trophies is what its all about at the end of the day. How many trophies has Bumrah won as compared to Cummins?
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Was he their for 2023 wc yes or no? Is he present for 2024 t20? Yes or no?
 
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jnaveen1980 said:
His action is less injury prone action for one thing. Anderson is also very fit. Boult is fit. Southee is Fit. Starc iss Fit. Rabda is FIt. They are all fit bowlers. Shami until injury was supremely fit.
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None of these guys play as much cricket as Cummins.
 
mominsaigol said:
Did he outperform Cummins yes or no?
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Well Shami outperformed everyone at that World Cup. By that approximation does that make Shami better than Bumrah? Outperforming someone in a tournament means nothing if that guy outperforms you on the most important day of the tournament.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
Well Shami outperformed everyone at that World Cup. By that approximation does that make Shami better than Bumrah? Outperforming someone in a tournament means nothing if that guy outperforms you on the most important day of the tournament.

Or maybe you shouldn't go around talking about words you don't know about? Here's the Oxford Dictionary for you btw:
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Shami is a better odi bowler then Bumrah in Indian conditions yes, I 100% believe that, although shami will soon start declining due to age.

As for Bumrah, it wasn't one tournament, its been every tournament excluding the 2021 t20 wc lol.
 
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RedwoodOriginal said:
My mistake. Can you say though that he outperformed Cummins?
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I am strictly talking about fitness. Anderson is a magnificently fit at this age. I doubt Cummins can be like him at his age. Bumrah post injury is surprisingly injury free given the short run up and awkward action. We shouldn't confuse between injury and fitness.Almost all Australian bowlers are always fit.
 
mominsaigol said:
Shami is a better odi bowler then Bumrah in Indian conditions yes, I 100% believe that, although shami will soon start declining due to age.

As for Bumrah, it wasn't one tournament, its been every tournament excluding the 2021 t20 wc lol.
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Shami has a much better record in white ball than Cummins.

Cummins avgs nearly 29 in ODIs. There's no comparison with Bumrah.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
I am strictly talking about fitness. Anderson is a magnificently fit at this age. I doubt Cummins can be like him at his age. Bumrah post injury is surprisingly injury free given the short run up and awkward action. We shouldn't confuse between injury and fitness.Almost all Australian bowlers are always fit.
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I'm not talking about who's best for their age. I'm talking about the most fit fast-bowler in the world right now. Cummins, to the best of my recollection, has not picked up a serious injury since he came back from one on the 2017 India tour.

Okay but not picking up major injuries while other of your counterparts are picking up injuries does speak volumes about your level of fitness in comparison to the others.
 
Cummins in ODI: Avg 29 ER 5.3
Bumrah in ODI : Avg 24 ER 4.6

Cummins is no where close to best in shorter formats with average of 29 with ER of 5.3. Bumrah is in Wasim's league when it comes to skills in shorter formats. Cummins is pretty ordinary in shorter formats.

In test format, they are close but I will take Bumrah. He has outbowled Cummins when they have played together and if that's not enough, away from home Bumrah averages 21 while Cummins averages 26. Both have 27-28 tests away so far.
 
Bumrah is a better bowler than Cummins any day and any format for the last 5 years.

It’s like comparing Abdul Qadir with Kaneria.
 
Buffet said:
Cummins in ODI: Avg 29 ER 5.3
Bumrah in ODI : Avg 24 ER 4.6

Cummins is no where close to best in shorter formats with average of 29 with ER of 5.3. Bumrah is in Wasim's league when it comes to skills in shorter formats. Cummins is pretty ordinary in shorter formats.

In test format, they are close but I will take Bumrah. He has outbowled Cummins when they have played together and if that's not enough, away from home Bumrah averages 21 while Cummins averages 26. Both have 27-28 tests away so far.
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Yes. bumrah is equally good in all formats while cummins is still not great when it comes to white ball cricket.

If it was just a fitness thread then cummins is at the top but when it comes to real bowling stuff then Bumrah will be my pick for sure.
 
for T20 cricket surely i will pick Bumrah but for longer format Pat Cummins is little bit better than Bumrah.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
for T20 cricket surely i will pick Bumrah but for longer format Pat Cummins is little bit better than Bumrah.
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I don't think Cummins is even the best bowler within his team. Hazlewood 51 wicket since the last 1 year with an average of 20. Cummins 52 with an average 26. Hazlewood world no.2 ranked bowler. Bumrah no.3 Cummins no.5
 
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Cricket Warrior said:
for T20 cricket surely i will pick Bumrah but for longer format Pat Cummins is little bit better than Bumrah.
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Even in tests, Bumrah is better than many out there. His record is phenomenal and his ability to take wickets on any surface is also pretty handy.
 
Ricky Ponting predicted that Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah would be the leading wicket-taker at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024,Ponting told The ICC Review:

“My leading wicket-taker for the tournament will be Jasprit Bumrah. I just think an outstanding performer, and contributor for a number of years now. He’s just come off an outstanding IPL.”

“What he can do with the new ball, he swings the new ball, he has the seam up. But at the end, his economy rate at the end of the IPL was less than seven runs an over."

“He takes wickets. He does bowl a lot of the hard overs too. When you bowl the hard overs in T20 cricket, it gives you a chance to pick up a lot of wickets along the way. So, I’m going with him.”
 
Bumrah keeping it simple ahead of India's T20 World Cup campaign

The right-armer has made a successful return from injury in recent times and is hoping to keep that momentum going during the T20 World Cup.

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has opened up on his comeback from injury, how repetition is the key to his yorker prowess and why he prefers to keep a simple communication channel with his younger teammates.

Bumrah is seen as a major key in India's quest for a second ICC Men's T20 World Cup title in the USA and West Indies this month, with the right-armer making a seamless return from a serious back injury over the last 12 months.

Bumrah sat out of international cricket for a considerable period between 2022 and 2023 and it forced the fast bowler, hailed as one of the finest to play for India, to miss the most recent edition of the T20 World Cup in 2022 and other important fixtures.

However, the star bowler made a comeback in August last year, with a T20I series against Ireland, and hasn’t looked back since.

He was one of the best performers in India’s run to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final, picking up 20 wickets at an average of 18.65 with an economy bordering merely four.

Having returned just months before the global megaevent, Bumrah focused on a simple philosophy that helped smoothen his comeback.

“Since I have come back from my injury, I have only focused on enjoying the game as much as I can,” Bumrah added, trying to focus on the process rather than the uncertainty surrounding the game.

“Because (certain) things will go my way. (Certain) things will not go my way.

“All of these things will be a part of my process. So I have just realised that I started playing this sport. Because I love this sport.

“And I will focus on that rather than the end result. So in that aspect you reduce your pressure. And you enjoy the sport.

“When you focus on those things. Rather than the things you cannot control.”

Bumrah’s 74 T20I scalps place him in third position in India’s all-time T20I wicket-taker list.

Much of his success in the format can be attributed to a pinpoint yorker, capable of breaching through the batter’s defence in no time.

To explain the discovery of this wicket-taking option, Bumrah went back to his childhood, explaining how he developed the yorker while playing tennis-ball cricket.

“So I played a lot of tennis-ball, rubber-ball cricket when I was growing up,” Bumrah said. “I used to play a lot with my friends in summer camps. And on summer vacations. Or whenever you used to get a lot of time.

“So when I was a kid, I used to think that this is the only way to get wickets. Because I was a fan of fast bowling. I was really fascinated by what I saw on the television.

“So I tried to replicate that.”

Bumrah revealed that repeated practice has helped him hone this skill to near perfection.

“Is it (tennis-ball cricket) a secret (to bowling yorkers) or not? I don't know," Bumrah queried.

“But repetition surely is. Because I have kept this delivery. I still practice it. I keep on practicing it. Because every skill that you develop, you have to practice it and make it stronger. So I think a combination of both would be the answer.”

Having debuted for India in 2016, Bumrah is the senior-most pacer in the T20 World Cup squad.

He’s leading an attack with the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh with support from all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

Despite being a senior hand, Bumrah believed in giving youngsters like Arshdeep their own space and letting them go through their own journey within the team setup.

“You don't try to over-teach. That is something that I have learned,” Bumrah said. “Because whenever people need help, I let them have their own questions.

“Or if they need my help. Because you don't want to give too much information.”

Bumrah contextualised his approach by stating that learning a skill is part and parcel of the game.

“It's not like they have just been lucky and they land here. So that is what I try to do. I do pass on certain information that I have gained over from my experience," he added.

“But I don't try to burden them with (over) information. Because that is a part of the journey as well.

“That you have to find your own ways and solutions.”

India are in Group A of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, along with Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, and the USA.

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Brilliant start to the WC campaign for Bumrah against Ireland. His figures so far 1/4 in 2 overs
 
Navjot Singh Sidhu praised Jasprit Bumrah's impressive bowling spell on a local sports channel, following India's victory over Ireland in the 2024 T20 World Cup:

"Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram and Jasprit Bumrah don't need any conditions. They are quick in the air, know how to bowl yorkers and slower ones, and their deliveries swing late. It seems like someone has climbed on you. The deliveries tail in late, so you don't get the time."

"Even when the batter tries to play the hook shot, it hits the sticker. So Jasprit Bumrah is a rare jewel. He has all the skills and is a complete bowler. Bowling yorkers with the new ball is a very big skill and I feel he is the most complete bowler among all bowlers who have come in Indian cricket."
 
Bumrah's bowling action has become more upright and repeatable.

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Babar and Rizwan were all smiles during the first couple Bumrah-mukt overs. Haven't seen them bat with such ease and enjoy themselves vs India since that WC game where they broke the overall Streak.

Bumrah broke that, turned smiles in the Pak team to serious faces. That alone made him my man of the match.
 
pillionrider said:
The greatest Asian bowler ever, bar Wasim.

#spittingfacts
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He won India the ODI World Cup match vs Pakistan last year and now a T20 World Cup match too.

An all formats great of the game. Just need to continue doing it for a few more years.
 
Call the Boom anywhere and he will hear.



:bumrah

Better to stare into the tiger’s eyes than into the warm eyes of the happy Boom.
 
Bumrah's all format greatness is such that he can be mentioned among the top 5 Indian cricketers since 1970( or even all-time also).

Sunil Gavaskar
Kapil Dev
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Jasprit Bumrah
 
Bumrah in a Post Match ceremony:

"It did not felt like we were playing outside India. The cheers are always welcomed."

"We felt we were a little under par, but then the sun came out and the wicket got better. So we had to be more disciplined."
 
Bumrah is a class bowler, but you don’t need any class to bowl to these Pakistani tailenders. Even mediocre bowlers are handful against us.
 
Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah overtook all-rounder Hardik Pandya to become Men in Blue's third-highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket. Bumrah accomplished this movement up in charts following India's narrow six-run win over Pakistan in their ICC T20 World Cup clash at New York's Nassau County International Stadium.

In 64 T20Is, Bumrah has taken 79 wickets at an average of 18.67 and an economy rate of 6.44, with the best figures of 3/11. Hardik has 78 wickets in 94 T20Is with the best figures of 4/16.

The leading wicket-taker for India in the T20I format is the spin veteran Yuzvendra Chahal, who has taken 96 wickets in 80 games at an average of 25.09 and an economy rate of 8.19, with the best figures of 6/25. In second place is India's swing specialist, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has 90 wickets in 87 matches at an average of 23.10 and an economy rate of 6.96, with the best figures of 5/4.

New Zealand's pace veteran Tim Southee is the leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket, with 157 wickets in 123 matches at an average of 23.15 and an economy rate of 8.13, with the best figures of 5/13.
 
While talking to a local channel, Indian legend Kapil Dev questioned the Indian management's decision not to open the bowling with spearhead Jasprit Bumrah:

"He needs to bowl the first over, he is a wicket-taking bowler."

"If you make him bowl the fifth or sixth bowler, the game can slip out of your hands."

"This is not a Test match. This is T20. The quicker you take wickets, the more pressure it puts on the opposition."

"It is better to have a positive mindset. If Bumrah opens the bowling and picks up a couple of wickets, life becomes easier for the other bowlers as well."

"We didn't think he'd be able to play so much cricket, because his action and the way he runs puts pressure on his body and shoulders. But he has proved all of us wrong."
 
His injury prone body is his biggest enemy. Otherwise, an outstanding fast bowler in any format.
 
Arguably the most dangerous bowler in the world at the moment, the USA team is playing him like he's easy to handle. He conceded 14 runs in his 3rd over.
 

Huge fan of Bumrah, don't want a thing be changed in his unorthodox action: Ambrose​


Bumrah, arguably the best all-format pacer in the game right now, has had his fair share of back problems and underwent a surgery in March last year. After a long rehab, Bumrah made a comeback ahead of the ODI World Cup in India in November and he has not looked back since then.

The 30-year-old can get wickets in a T20 at any stage of the game and in the longest format, he has the ability to strike with both the new and the old ball, more so when it is reversing.

In a telephonic interview with PTI, Ambrose said Bumrah should not change a thing unless he sustains a serious injury.

"What I can tell you something about Jasprit Bumrah, I'm a big fan. Right from ever since I saw him the first time. He's so unconventional but highly effective. And that's what I like about him. When you look at traditional fast bowlers, you wouldn't look at Bumrah, he's so unorthodox.

"He has done a great job for India and still doing a great job in all formats. I met him a couple of years ago when India played in Antigua. He's someone I've always enjoyed watching because he's so different," said Ambrose who is involved with promoting the ongoing T20 World Cup here.

Bumrah's open-chested action does put pressure on his back but Ambrose believes every fast bowler has to deal with risks like that.

"From my little experience, there are no two bowlers who are exactly alike. Bowlers may have similarities but they are never exactly alike and we all have our different styles everyone is different.

"In terms of his longevity, in terms of injuries, every fast bowler, there is always risk of being injured. But at the same time you can't go out there thinking that way.

"You've got to go out there and do the job to the best of your ability and whatever happens, happens. The only way he should change is if he, may be, sustains a serious injury or has to re-model his action or something," said the 60-year-old who played 98 Tests for the West Indies taking 405 wickets.

Ambrose, who troubled the world's best batters with the extra bounce he created because of his 6"7' frame, also doesn't believe that the stress on Bumrah's back is only because of his action.

"I've never been through it . So it would be unfair for me to even try to say what to do. I will leave that for the medical expert. I don't think Bumrah's stress comes totally from his action.
"You can look at Ian Bishop, he had a perfect action and he also had stress fracture," reasoned the cricketer from Antigua.

 
Bumrah is truly special, unique action with pace and accuracy. His contributions have sometimes gone unnoticed with the focus on big batters. India's greatest fast bowler by a long mile. And no batter has been able to dominate him for long periods of time. India is an average team without him.
 
sweep_shot said:
He was the best 4-5 years ago. Not sure about now.

I would put Starc and Cummins ahead of him.
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I can't disagree more, Starc blows hot and cold and Cummins is not as consistent in all formats as a bowler. Cummins is better than Bumrah as a cricketer simply because his captaincy, batting potential and big match playing abilities along with his accurate bowling make him a complete package. As a bowling unit, Australia are far ahead(and in batting a lot more). India have always used Jasprit Bumrah to get them out of a situation.
Jasprit Bumrah is the single reason why the Indian bowling side looks better than average without Shami. Siraj and Arshdeep do not make it into any non-minnow team.
 
As all format bowler, Bumrah is the best.

Tests- Cummins is better because he doesn't skip tests in between.
 
Ab Fan said:
As all format bowler, Bumrah is the best.

Tests- Cummins is better because he doesn't skip tests in bebetween
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Cummins did skip tests during the Ind series. .

Bumrah also performs superhuman like on Indian pitches where Cummins has always struggled.
 
If Bumrah can focus on tests, improve as a test bowler even as he slows down in pace as he gets older, he can reach the heights of Wasim Akram as a bowler.
 
kach said:
If Bumrah can focus on tests, improve as a test bowler even as he slows down in pace as he gets older, he can reach the heights of Wasim Akram as a bowler.
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He won’t play enough to get anywhere close to the number of wickets the great Wasim Akram got. But he will leave a big enough impact to be called among the greats of the game in his era.
There’s a reason why longevity matters. People who ignore that have relatively less knowledge and IQ among the cricket-knowledgeable fraternity .
 
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