[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Jasprit Bumrah is the best fast-bowler in the world right now

Yes everyone is quaking in their boots at the sight of waqar.

He ain't no wasim. If it's wasim then sure. Respect wasim bhai. Legend. One of the best ever. Even with diabetes.

But waqar. Nha.

I would take shoaib over him. Shoaib is so underrated.
No one is quaking at the sight of anyone 🫥
 
Anyways, here's my opinion on Bumrah. He is the best fast bowler India has produced by a long way. Overall, he is a very, very fine fast bowler and among the absolute best of his time.

But in my opinion, to be rated as an ATG fast bowler since the 1990's, you need to take at least 350 Test wickets with an average of under 24, with a vey good away record, and a very good record against the best teams of their time. The only exception is Allan Donald who ended up with 330 Test wickets, but that's because he started his career relatively late at the age of 26 because of South Africa's apartheid ban.

Bumrah ticks every category I mentioned except the number of wickets. I'd be glad if he ends up with 350 wickets or more.

One more thing, screw T20 cricket. I hope he quits that format.​
 
Between 1992-2005, we saw multiple fast bowlers of high quality such as McGrath, Ambrose, Wasim, Donald, Waqar, S Pollock and Walsh.

Post 2005, there was a shift in trend from test cricket to white ball and T20Is which meant the defense of batsmen was not as tight as before but the same shift was seen among fast bowlers too, the likes of Malinga and rest focused more on bowling LOI line and length, yorkers became so important and hence you simply can’t compare players across era based on same parameter.

Dale Steyn was by far the best and at its prime between 2005-2014 while rest were well behind. Post 2014, Anderson and Ashwin were the toughest bowlers in home-like conditions and did workable job in alien conditions.

In last 5-6 years, Cummins, Bumrah and Rabada have been the standouts out of which only Bumrah is the best in all formats combined.
Defense might not be as good but it's cause of drs.

And players are playing attacking shots. Shot making ability is better.

Lots of analytics to assess weakness etc.
 
He should first learn to bowl New Zealand batsmen before drawing comparisons with the all time great fast bowlers.
 
Anyways, here's my opinion on Bumrah. He is the best fast bowler India has produced by a long way. Overall, he is a very, very fine fast bowler and among the absolute best of his time.

But in my opinion, to be rated as an ATG fast bowler since the 1990's, you need to take at least 350 Test wickets with an average of under 24, with a vey good away record, and a very good record against the best teams of their time. The only exception is Allan Donald who ended up with 330 Test wickets, but that's because he started his career relatively late at the age of 26 because of South Africa's apartheid ban.

Bumrah ticks every category I mentioned except the number of wickets. I'd be glad if he ends up with 350 wickets or more.

One more thing, screw T20 cricket. I hope he quits that format.​
He won't reach their, He's already 30, injury prone, missed 2 years of his career due to Injury and needs 177 more wickets to get that number?

I'd be surprised if he gets their. His biggest issue has always been fitness, he isn't exactly a longetivity type bowler.

Regardless I think he's atg despite that. He's the best bowler of his era. That alone should count it.

The better question is to check where he stacks up against other atg bowlers and atm he's way way way off the mark. He needs more wickets and need to improve his NZ record.
 
He won't reach their, He's already 30, injury prone, missed 2 years of his career due to Injury and needs 177 more wickets to get that number?

I'd be surprised if he gets their. His biggest issue has always been fitness, he isn't exactly a longetivity type bowler.

Regardless I think he's atg despite that. He's the best bowler of his era. That alone should count it.

The better question is to check where he stacks up against other atg bowlers and atm he's way way way off the mark. He needs more wickets and need to improve his NZ record.
I think top 5-10 discussion shouldn’t even be started until he picks 300 test wickets. I would have him around the 17-18 spot purely among fast bowlers of all-time as of now. With time and more performances, he will go up but most likely will reach into top 10 only after picking 300 test wickets.

Now Asian pacers will have lesser wickets per match just like how non Asian spinners will have lesser wpm so that leeway needs to be given to him but still 300 wickets is a mandatory criteria for top 10 spot.
 
Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian Test team, and in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Bumrah is likely to lead the side in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
 
I think top 5-10 discussion shouldn’t even be started until he picks 300 test wickets. I would have him around the 17-18 spot purely among fast bowlers of all-time as of now. With time and more performances, he will go up but most likely will reach into top 10 only after picking 300 test wickets.

Now Asian pacers will have lesser wickets per match just like how non Asian spinners will have lesser wpm so that leeway needs to be given to him but still 300 wickets is a mandatory criteria for top 10 spot.

I agree with this. A bowler with less than 200 wickets cannot be an ATG. I think cutoff mark should be 250+ wickets. Otherwise, there is a big question mark over the bowler's fitness.
 
Some one may point out that 13 tests are small sample size against top 5 teams for Waqar. I will somewhat agree that yes some bowlers can be unfit or whatever. You can add one more teams, Eng, to make it the top 6 teams during his golden era.

Waqar's performance when taking top 6 teams during his golden era

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Waqar was a good bowler during his peak, but plenty of other bowlers troubled good teams a lot more than Waqar even during his peak period.
Selective stats. Why leave out England and New Zealand? And why put India in there between 1989-94?

England drew 2-2 vs West Indies (still the best team in the world) in 1991 and marginally lost 2-1 in 1989/90

New Zealand beat Australia in a one off test in 1989/90 and drew in another one off test at the same time. They also drew a test series 1-1 vs Australia in 1992/3

So no need to play silly statistic games.

Waqar was phenomenal 1989-94. Period.
 
Some one may point out that 13 tests are small sample size against top 5 teams for Waqar. I will somewhat agree that yes some bowlers can be unfit or whatever. You can add one more teams, Eng, to make it the top 6 teams during his golden era.

Waqar's performance when taking top 6 teams during his golden era

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Waqar was a good bowler during his peak, but plenty of other bowlers troubled good teams a lot more than Waqar even during his peak period.

Your statistics is showing BA Reid was a better bowler than Ambrose, Wasim, Marshall, and Waqar. This statistics cannot be taken seriously.
 
Would be good if he permanently missed the tour due to personal reason. His time is up.
After such a mediocre performance against Kiwis, I would say the same.

Jasprit captained the side before at domestic level???
 
I was kinda surprised to see Bumrah's record against New Zealand. Against every other team he averages in the 20s or the 10s, but against New Zealand he averages 40+. Even in ODIs his highest average by opposition is against New Zealand.

Clearly they know something other teams don't.
 
On a serious note - currently in the world. How can you look past Rabada. Strike rate of 38. Phenomenal!
 
This series has dented Bumrah 100%. And thankfully now people realise he isn't the father of bowling.

Not only does he lack wickets but he has a very poor record against NZ even in home conditions.

Until and unless he fixes that record and gets a higher wicket tally he can't be considered amongst the greats.

Lol at those people who were saying Bumrah is harder to hit then wasim and mcgrath and that Bumrah is better then 99% of pacers in history 🤣.

Indians need to learn to pipe down. You lot are the same people who think Ashwin, a dude with 0 5 wicket hauls in SENA, an atrocious record in SENA especially a 42 avg and 49 in aus and SA somehow qualifies him to be an ATG 🤣🤣🤣. Oh and he's > Nathan Lyon as well somehow even though he has no records besides home track Indian bullying to qualify him to be better then Lyon lol.
 
When you have such a low number of matches a couple of bad series can really dent a bowler statistically.

It's why we should we wait till his career is over before defining his legacy
 
When you have such a low number of matches a couple of bad series can really dent a bowler statistically.

It's why we should we wait till his career is over before defining his legacy

Exactly.

A handful of good series doesn't mean someone has become an ATG. Bumrah is currently not an ATG even though he has potential.
 
Incredibly overrated.

He is as much of a ATG in Test cricket as Adam Voges.
 
Why did he chicken out of the third Test? Too scared of New Zealand who treat him like a part time bowler?
 
India head coach Gautam Gambhir stated during a pre-departure press conference in Mumbai: "Bumrah is vice-captain; if Rohit is not available, he is going to lead in Perth."
 
Can he work some magic in the upcoming BGT 2024-25?

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Jasprit Bumrah To Captain, Big Debut Expected In 1st Australia Test - Report Makes Huge Claims​


Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma will not play in the first Test match against Australia starting November 22 and Jasprit Bumrah will serve as captain in his absence, according to a report by Indian Express. The report claimed that Rohit has already informed the BCCI that he will be spending more time with wife Ritika Sajdeh following the birth of their second child. While Bumrah will be captaining the team in the first Test, Rohit is expected to be back for the second match in Adelaide.

The were hoping that he (Rohit) will travel but he has informed the BCCI that he can't go now as he needs some more time. He will be flying to Australia for the pink-ball Test match, the second match, in Adelaide. There is a nine-day gap between the first and second Test matches, so Rohit will be able to be there on time,” a BCCI official told Indian Express.

The report further claimed that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is likely to receive his maiden Test cap in the first match in Perth. The team management is looking to play him as a fourth seam option and with the pitch expected to provide some extra bounce, he is being considered as the perfect fit.

While the India squad does have pacers like Akash Deep, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna, Reddy is the only fast-bowling all-rounder in the India squad for the Test series against Australia.

In what comes as welcome news for India in their build-up to the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test starting on November 22, KL Rahul returned to batting during the team's training session at the WACA Stadium on Sunday.

During India's intra-squad match simulation on Friday, Rahul retired hurt on 29 after taking a blow to his right elbow by a climbing delivery from tall pacer Prasidh Krishna, and was forced to go off the field with the physio. As he left grimacing in pain, Rahul didn't return to batting for the rest of the day and on Saturday as well.

Various reports coming from Perth on Sunday said Rahul was put through a solid practice of the Indian team, where players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant hadn't turned up at the WACA. It also said Rahul spent nearly an hour batting on the centre wicket, before commencing further practice at the nets.

 
‘Where’d that come from?’ Aussies lift lid on what it’s really like to face Indian ‘freak’

Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah appears increasingly likely to lead his nation for this week’s first Test against Australia, meaning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener will have two pace bowling captains on a bouncy Perth deck.

Rohit Sharma is yet to touch down in Australia following the birth of his second child, with Bumrah the leading candidate to captain India in his absence.

Not since the golden era of the West Indies in the 1970s has a touring pace bowler struck fear into the hearts of Australians as much as Bumrah.

On his two previous Test tours of Australia, the 30-year-old snared 32 wickets at 21.25 including a match-winning 6-33 during the 2018 Boxing Day Test. Since the start of the 20th century, only two touring bowlers have taken more wickets in Australia at a lower average – Sir Richard Hadlee and Sir Curtly Ambrose.

Bumrah returns to Australia as the sport’s greatest multi-format bowler, perhaps even cricketer. He’s a threat in all conditions, against any opposition, in any format.

And for India to achieve an unprecedented three-peat of Test series triumphs in Australia, they’ll need Bumrah at his menacing best.

Asked by Fox Cricket what it’s like facing Bumrah, Australian batter Travis Head replied: “Impossible.”

“You try to feel like you’re one step ahead, but it always feels like he’s that next step,” he continued.

“Any format of the game, he’s incredible. He’s their X-factor, he’s the guy they go to every time, and more often than not, he’s able to produce for them.

“In big moments you want big players, and I think he’s their biggest.

“You’ve got your work cut out as a batter. He’s someone that’s going to be difficult over summer.”

Part of Bumrah’s magic is his signature bowling action, which defies cricket convention. It shouldn’t work, yet it does.

He seems to tiptoe towards the crease, awkwardly skipping along the turf in a disjointed fashion.

“He creeps in like a cat burglar,” former Australian quick Brett Lee laughed.

As he approaches the wicket, his left arm points directly down the wicket while his right arm completes a windmill motion without bending.

Suddenly, the ball’s flying towards you at 140km/h.

“When I first faced Bumrah, I was like, ‘Oh where did that come from?’” Australian opener Usman Khawaja laughed.

“It comes at you a little bit quicker than you expect because of the awkwardness of his action and how he releases the ball.

“Much like Mitchell Johnson, he had a weird action too. The ball used to come out and felt like it got to you quicker because you didn’t get a look at it the whole way. Jasprit’s a little bit the same, with arms going everywhere.”

Steve Smith is one of the few Australians that has thwarted Bumrah, averaging 56.67 against him across formats – but the New South Welshman admits he still feels vulnerable against the Indian speedster early in his innings.

“He’s just awkward with the way he bowls, it’s obviously very different to a lot of other people,” Smith told Fox Cricket.

“It takes a little bit getting used to. I’ve played against him quite a lot now, and it still takes a couple of balls to get used to the different rhythm.”

Jasprit Bumrah vs Australia’s batters

Usman Khawaja – Two wickets at 67.50

Steve Smith – Three wickets at 56.67

Marnus Labuschagne – two wickets at 53.50

Alex Carey – two wickets at 45.50

Mitchell Marsh – two wickets at 30.00

Travis Head – four wickets at 28.50

Countless batters misjudge the length of Bumrah’s deliveries because the T20 World Cup champion gets the ball to skid on certain surfaces courtesy of his low action. He also boasts a brutal bumper, which he’ll no doubt produce on bouncy surfaces such as Perth Stadium and the Gabba.

And because Bumrah’s short run-up isn’t taxing, it allows him to conserve energy and maintain speed throughout the day, bowling lengthy spells when required. Much to the frustration of opposition batters, he keeps coming back for more.

“He’s not reliant on run-up speed, so he’s not reliant on the real physicality of running in, which is normally where a lot of fast bowlers get tired, while he just tiptoes in,” former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson told Fox Cricket.

“But because of his freakish co-ordination, the ball just flies out of his hand.”

While other fast bowlers build up speed through their run-up, Bumrah’s pace is generated from a hyperextended arm and flexible wrist, slinging the ball down faster than anticipated.

“His run-up doesn’t match the speed he bowls, so you can get done by the pace a little bit if he’s just skidding it through,” Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne explained.

“He can swing the ball both ways, he can nip it, and because he’s a class bowler, he’s got a bouncer up his sleeve so he can use that as well to put you under pressure.”

Bumrah also releases the ball further away from the crease than other bowlers, meaning it travels a shorter distance to the batter, adding to the illusion of his added pace.

“His release point’s different as well,” Watson continued.

“His release point’s way in front of the crease, so it actually feels like he’s bowling nearly on top of you. There’s a shorter gap between the ball coming out and the ball hitting your bat.”

Lowest Test bowling average

16.43 – Sydney Barnes (ENG)

20.53 – Alan Davidson (AUS)

20.57 – Jasprit Bumrah (IND)

20.94 – Malcolm Marshall (WI)

20.97 – Joel Garner (WI)

* Minimum 150 wickets

Since his first tour of Australia in 2016, Bumrah has added an assortment of tricks to his repertoire, developing an outswinger and perfecting his variations. He’s now capable of swinging the ball in either direction, while the slower ball that trapped Shaun Marsh on the pads during the 2018 Boxing Day Test shows he’s effectively introduced white-ball skills into the Test arena.

“From when I first faced him, he was only an inswing bowler with variations of speed in T20 cricket, but now for the last number of years, he swings it both ways at speed,” Watson continued.

“The batters who score runs against him, they are absolutely going to be at their very best, because he’s just, he’s that good.”

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green continued: “To be able to (swing the ball both ways) is a pretty ridiculous skill, let alone to do it so accurately.

“Whether he goes outswing or inswing, I don’t think the seam moves. It’s straight.

“To be the best in India, where they love cricket, you’ve got to be exceptional, and that’s what he is.”

The first Test between India and Australia gets underway at Perth Stadium on Friday at 1.20pm AEDT.

SOURCE: https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...s-story/27505b05002b52cbd047cf40e612ba63?s=08
 
Bharat 150 AO on Day 1

Captain Bumrah restricts Aussies to 47/6

Bowling figures of 8-3-10-3

Greatest of all time :bow:
 
I would agree if not for his dodgy action.

The split screen shown by Gilchrist and Waugh tells a different story. This guy needs to be tested.

Australians are playing their mind tricks. Cheaters and bullies.
Just doing their thing... Winning by hook or crook
 
Australians are playing their mind tricks. Cheaters and bullies.
Just doing their thing... Winning by hook or crook

Don't think so. They talk about his action because it's unorthodox due to his hyper-extension and slingshot type release. No malicious intent to be honest
 
Don't think so. They talk about his action because it's unorthodox due to his hyper-extension and slingshot type release. No malicious intent to be honest
Ofcourse their is... Australians really really wanna win this one.
A third home series loss would be ruthlessly humiliating .

Focusing on the main threat is a old trick Australians have used time and time again.

This is as malicious as possible.
Bumrah has been bowling for a long time, but focusing on it just now to ensure they get the main threat out of playing or atleast mess with Bumrah's head
 
So after retirement Lasith Malinga has taken up cheerleader role for Team India , astonishing
 
He has a point.

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Infamous for his anti-India rants on Twitter, Sri Lankan journalist Daniel Alexander is once again in the news after calling on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to report ace Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah for a suspect action.

In a woeful claim, Alexander accused Bumrah of carrying a suspicious bowling action after Indian seamers butchered the Lankan Lions for an embarrassing '55 all out' at the Wankhede Stadium in the two teams' ICC World Cup 2023 league stage encounter in Mumbai on Thursday (November 2).

Bumrah, who has an unorthodox mode of operation but never fallen under umpires' scrutiny for an illegal approach at the delivery stride in his rich playing career, started the horrendous Sri Lankan collapse with an unplayable outswinger that got solid opener Pathum Nissanka out for a duck.

Inarguably the finest all-format seamer in the world, Bumrah is currently the numero uno bowler in India's wickets chart for the home World Cup with 15 scalps over seven innings at an average short of 15 while conceding only 3.72 runs an over in a high-scoring tournament.

Alexander's controversial post then came across as another clear case of sour grapes and jealousy with Team India's success after he shockingly asked the ICC to reconsider Bumrah's action and urged the authorities to report it.

The Sri Lankan journalist, who has over time turned into a laughing stock amongst fans on social media with his perennial anti-India tweets and references, once again showcased his worst side in needlessly going after Bumrah, amongst the world's most renowned and revered cricketers with a great body of work behind them.

Previously also Alexander has called for the ICC to investigate Indian bowlers' actions even as Indian cricket boasts of a thorough system in place to cast aside suspect actions at the domestic level without requiring changes at the international stage.

Bumrah would be the last man to be reported for a suspect action, especially with his unique clock-like operation at the bowling crease where his right elbow simply doesn't bend anywhere near the 15-degree mark.

 
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Shaheen needs to investigate how Bumrah was able to come from injury and get even better.
 
Some of the fast bowlers of the 1970s, 1980s are talked about as absolute killers but given what Bumrah is doing to modern day batters with thicker willow, evolved aggressive batting style and world class cricket equipment, it is safe to safely that he would have brought havoc to batsmen of the 1970s/80s. You put Bumrah into the equation of a Bharat vs West Indies series back then and he turns the tables with his spells sending a few West Indian batsmen to hospital.

He’s fast, accurate, at times unplayable and most importantly a high IQ bowler.
 
Said it before and will say it again, I don't consider anything he does as legit until and unless he has been tested and cleared.

Before anyone brings up the fact that umpires have never reported him, I would use the same argument where 99 out of 100 commentators,, players and ex players praise Indian cricket to the hilt.... Its all about the money and the chance to double or triple their net worth.
 
Outstanding spell from a captain. I thought pressure got to him after first over. But boy he did come back in the later overs
 
And on top of it all, he’s a chucker as well. Thankfully BCCI have some influence to ensure he never gets banned.
Well they couldn’t get the job done against Zimbabwe at home or Bangladesh in seaming English conditions-

Ps: I know the larger point you are making and kind of agree with you with the dip in quality of test batting.
 
Said it before and will say it again, I don't consider anything he does as legit until and unless he has been tested and cleared.

Before anyone brings up the fact that umpires have never reported him, I would use the same argument where 99 out of 100 commentators,, players and ex players praise Indian cricket to the hilt.... Its all about the money and the chance to double or triple their net worth.

Why should anyone criticize a team or person just to satisfy you?

Do Umpires get paid by BCCI?

Why don't pakistani experts call Bumrah out? Pakistanis are banned from Indian cricket.

Bhajji was reported thrice and ultimately stopped bowling his doosra.

Pakistani greats like Wasim and Waqar have been praising him even on pakistani channels.

So you can keep denying Bumrahs greatness. It won't stop the world from praising him.
 
Champion bowler. Some comments on Bumrah after his spell.

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up there with the best you’ve ever seen in Test match cricket”. - Michael Vaughan

“It’s box office, world class stuff from the Indian captain,” - Adam Gilchrist

“He is the best bowler in the world by far,” said former Australian coach Darren Lehmann


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I agree with Lehmann. Best bowler by a large margin.

Same class as Marshall and Steyn in test. Same class as McGrath and Wasim in ODI format. In his own class in T20. Same class does not mean that he is better or same stature in those individual formats, longevity matters. Freak of a bowler who is gun in every format. Rarely players are great in all formats. As an all format bowler, comfortably in top 5 in history. It remains to be seen where he finishes in test format.

Ability to set up batsmen is a lost art and its fun to see Bumrah setting up batsmen. Reminds me of McGrath.
 
Hope Aus tail wag a bit to get close to India total. Bumrah can't bail India out all the time.
 
Although he gets the recognition it is not nearly as an MSD or Kohli or Rohit get. Fast bowlers are not hyped in India as much as the batsmen. A reason why Ashwin and Jadeja are not recognized even though they were far bigger match winners than Kohli/Rohit.
 
You know you are looking at one of the Greatest of All time - When Pakistanis are hating for no reason.

It was same case for Sachin Tendulkar, when he would get hate from all around.

However - They love your Tier 2 Players: Kohli, Dravid Etc.
I've seen all these guys bat.

Sachin is comfortably >>> Kohli and dravid in tests. Sachin really is a fine test act. Easily top 5 of all time, Maybe even top 2 cause bradman is ahead.

However when it comes to odi cricket Sachin is a bit over-rated since in this format he's only > others in consistency. I still believe he's comfortably > Pointing as an odi batter However

Kohli during his peak years is definitely > Sachin in odi no doubt. In chasing he's easily better but when it comes to batting first both are debatable.

But I do feel Kohli the odi batter > Sachin However Sachin the test batter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kohli the test batter.

Even dravid >>>>>>>> Kohli as a test batsmen.

Kohli has been downright atrocious in tests once his purple patch ended.
 
All that's great but what happens against New Zealand batsman? Surely they are not getting troubled with that action.
 
Hope Aus tail wag a bit to get close to India total. Bumrah can't bail India out all the time.
Ind are not going to score more than 150 to 175 again, let them have some good lead and aus have a good target to achieve rather than paltry ones. If India wins, aus will never go for first test at perth.
 
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