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

[Manunited18]

I am going to go out on a limb and say he is already India's greatest ever bowler. I don't believe in jinx and curses so I will say he is going to be the greatest bowler of this current era along with shaheen and cummins. No rabada.

Shaheen will be over the moon to be put in the same bracket as bumrah rabada cummins

 

[tyron_woodley]

Shaheen will be over the moon to be put in the same bracket as bumrah rabada cummins

bro Mark my words. this boy shaheen is going to be an all time great payer. He is imo a world class player already. 19. can you believe it? 19 with that much potential?
Also another reason why I am so impressed is because he has shown ability to learn and adapt quickly. wasim showed him a few tips the day before the england game and he implemented those skills on the pitch in a freaking world cup event. kid is absolutely brilliant.

at such a young aged he literally single handedly got pakistan into a semi final spot with his impressive bowling.

Can't wait to see him bowl bouncers here in Australia. He will become the player we all expected amir to be.

Amir is still good but only for odis.

can shaheen bat though lol? needs to work a bit on that. Aussie tail enders can all bat for some reason. dont understand how.

 

[Sin Nombre]

Shaheen single-handedly got Pakistan into a semifinal spot at the WC.

Cut down on the drugs bro.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Let him take 150 test wickets then we will see.

He can bowl close to 90mph and hit 150ks, so he isnt medium pacer, ofcourse Archer is faster. But Bumrah has better accuracy and can move the ball both ways.

Doesnt matter when you have a bumrah like brain.

Personally my fav fast bowler right now.

I think he will end up being the best from india ever. And depending on how his career goes could end up in top 10 all formats considered .

 

[Ab Fan]

He is the current best bowler in the world in ODI format.

And all formats combined, he is the best active bowler in the world as well.

Tests:-

Rabada
Cummins
Bumrah

ODIs:-

Starc/ Bumrah
Boult

That's top 3 IMO and no reason why Bumrah can't reach No.1 in tests as well.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Shaheen single-handedly got Pakistan into a semifinal spot at the WC.

Cut down on the drugs bro.

I mean almost man. my bad. He almost got them there.

 

[Sir-fraz]

He is the current best bowler in the world in ODI format.

And all formats combined, he is the best active bowler in the world as well.

Tests:-

Rabada
Cummins
Bumrah

ODIs:-

Starc/ Bumrah
Boult

That's top 3 IMO and no reason why Bumrah can't reach No.1 in tests as well.

Bumrah is better then cummins in test.
He is also the undisputed number one bowler in odis. Starc has fallen away past year or so.

 

[Sir-fraz]

He is the current best bowler in the world in ODI format.

And all formats combined, he is the best active bowler in the world as well.

Tests:-

Rabada
Cummins
Bumrah

ODIs:-

Starc/ Bumrah
Boult

That's top 3 IMO and no reason why Bumrah can't reach No.1 in tests as well.

Bumrah is better then cummins in test.
He is also the undisputed number one bowler in odis. Starc has fallen away past year or so.

 

[Cuts_and_cuts_hard]

Incredible bowler

 

[jnaveen1980]

If he gets his outswing going like this, he is going to be a handful in right condition. Let us not forget these pitches are not quick pitches. If anything ball gets to keeper on second bounce sometimes. But wasn't surprising. He was playing with Kookaburra in Australia. Here he is using Duke which will make him even more potent.

 

[Manunited18]

Bumrah is better then cummins in test.
He is also the undisputed number one bowler in odis. Starc has fallen away past year or so.

Starc is still a gun odi strike bowler, at the world cup he was electric

 

[Sir-fraz]

Starc is still a gun odi strike bowler, at the world cup he was electric

Conditions were also bowler friendly. Bumrah has been killing it on every track.

Also starc also relies on his speedmore often then not.

While bumrah has the brains and speed to get wickets. Hes overall a better bowler

 

[Bhaijaan]

You have to perform over a period of time to be ranked highly as world class, or throughout your career as being ranked A.T.G

He's good but let's these are so early days. He would have to keep this up for minimum 7-8 years to be called a great of the game.

 

[Indiafan]

He's good but let's these are so early days. He would have to keep this up for minimum 7-8 years to be called a great of the game.

If he averages 18 for 7-8 years with this strike rate, he will be called the Bradman of bowling and will surpass any bowler ever

 

[Robert]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

) 78 mph Fraser. Yeah sure. Why not

 

[Kaptan]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

But he is easily better than others (Cummings, Stark, Rabada, Archer, Bolt). So they must be worst than Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick ?

 

[Firebat]

Hard to argue he's not currently the best bowler in the world right now. In his short Test career, he's already got 5-fors in SA, Australia, England and now Windies. A level above anyone else IMO.

 

[Manunited18]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

Yep, like I stated before this is the era of mediocrity, certainly when it comes to batting line ups in tests and even some of the bowling attavks

 

[Manunited18]

But he is easily better than others (Cummings, Stark, Rabada, Archer, Bolt). So they must be worst than Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick ?

Easily better than rabada and Cummins?, are you serious?, I do agree he is quality, abbas has a solid test record as well

 

[big_gamer007]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

Haha going the [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] way I see . Riling up Indian PPers subtly.

 

[Robert]

Haha going the [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] way I see . Riling up Indian PPers subtly.

Hey, I rated Srinath.

 

[Manunited18]

Conditions were also bowler friendly. Bumrah has been killing it on every track.

Also starc also relies on his speedmore often then not.

While bumrah has the brains and speed to get wickets. Hes overall a better bowler

Starc limited over record is incredible, not only his electric speed but he gets late swing, at the world cup over all he deserved his success as the top paceman

 

[Rightarmfast]

Hey, I rated Srinath.

Srinath doesnt need you to be rated. He was genuinely a good bowler. But your rating of Bumrah tells me you are getting old. Time to rest.

 

[f.b.m]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

But he has a long way to catch up to great bowlers like Phil DeFretias, Ehteshamuddin, Paras Mhambrey, etc.

 

[gani999]

Haha going the [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] way I see . Riling up Indian PPers subtly.

More likely either trolling or exhibiting his cluelessness by putting Bumrah and Srinath in the same line....

 

[big_gamer007]

More likely either trolling or exhibiting his cluelessness by putting Bumrah and Srinath in the same line....

[MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] is a good poster, but he likes having his fun moments. I think since [MENTION=134300]Tusker[/MENTION] went A-Ram on him in old era Vs new era threads, it touched a nerve and Robert has started riling up Indian PPers like Junaid does. All good fun in PP.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is a good bowler who has been lucky to come up in an era of very weak batting - the England, Australia, Pakistan, SA and WI have to be their worst ever.

I would put him alongside people like Srinath, Reiffel, Fraser and Caddick.

Why would you put Srinath in the company of Reiffel, Fraser, Caddick? 90s English team was even worse. Probably worst ever England team played in the 90s. They got blanked in India. 90s record of England Played 107 won 26. Lost 43. In 2010 Played 121 won 56 lost 43.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

wow...what a terrific spell from Jb.....
just as an aside, the outswinger....why ddidnt he bowl this more often in the WC.....
Go Jazza.....

 

[BalluBalleBaaz]

He is creating aura about himself. If he continues another 2 years like this, he will become an Indian legend.

 

[RainStopsPlay]

Stellar performance, yet again! Take a bow Champ!

 

[Ronaldo7]

I saw this thread had been bumped and i thought he’d taken a five for or something lol

1/21 is decent but nothing exceptional in T20s

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Already an Indian legend. Best death ball bowler ever for India

 

[Ab Fan]

He is a LOI legend of the game even before though he recently turned 25. It's his test game which will decide his legacy as an overall fast bowler.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Exceptional bowling by him, again.

 

[Bhaijaan]

He is almost as good as Umar Gul in T20s

 

[Mujtaba2900]

Gul was a legend in t20s Its appalling just how we loose all these brilliant bowlers

 

[Mujtaba2900]

I saw this thread had been bumped and i thought he’d taken a five for or something lol

1/21 is decent but nothing exceptional in T20s

Lol me too i check scoreboard just to see his five for or 3for thoroughly disappointed lel
Shaheen bowled the same Spell yesterday

 

[Bhaijaan]

Gul was a legend in t20s Its appalling just how we loose all these brilliant bowlers

First true legend of T20 cricket

 

[Realromeo]

Bumrah is too lethal. I hope he is managed well, he is keep getting injured and he doesn't really have the body of a bowler that bowls at this pace. I want him to play like this till he is at least 33-34.

 

[tyron_woodley]

if he helps india win the world t20 championship, world test championship or just an away series win in australia again and then retires within a year later or in 2023 then he will already be rated as greater than any other Asian bowler that ever existed on the face of the earth.

#world t20
#another away series win in Aus
#world test championship

he can happily retire after that. world cup in 2023 would be an icing on the cake.

 

[Revolution]

Most consistent bowler . Starting this year Australian and new Zealand players are struggling to score runs against his bowling.

 

[Mujtaba2900]

if he helps india win the world t20 championship, world test championship or just an away series win in australia again and then retires within a year later or in 2023 then he will already be rated as greater than any other Asian bowler that ever existed on the face of the earth.

#world t20
#another away series win in Aus
#world test championship

he can happily retire after that. world cup in 2023 would be an icing on the cake.

That is like saying if babar gets Pakistan to lift 2023 WC and cross 60 avg he will be the greatest asian batsman ever born

 

[tyron_woodley]

That is like saying if babar gets Pakistan to lift 2023 WC and cross 60 avg he will be the greatest asian batsman ever born

come back when babar helps pakistan win a test series in australia, win the world test championship or become number 1 in tests and also win the world cup.

jasprit already has already helped india win in australia. he now needs to win the world test championship, t20 world cup maybe if needed and ofcourse the odi world cup.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Lol me too i check scoreboard just to see his five for or 3for thoroughly disappointed lel
Shaheen bowled the same Spell yesterday

One did it vs NZ in NZ

Other did it against a shakib less Mushfiq less BD in Lahore. Learn the difference.

 

[hur rizvi]

if he helps india win the world t20 championship, world test championship or just an away series win in australia again and then retires within a year later or in 2023 then he will already be rated as greater than any other Asian bowler that ever existed on the face of the earth.

#world t20
#another away series win in Aus
#world test championship

he can happily retire after that. world cup in 2023 would be an icing on the cake.

Becoming best fast bowler from Asia is not so easy and still a long way to go. For that he has to be a sub 23 bowler in tests by the time he retires with at least 250 wickets if not more.

 

[Hitman]

Becoming best fast bowler from Asia is not so easy and still a long way to go. For that he has to be a sub 23 bowler in tests by the time he retires with at least 250 wickets if not more.

Still not happening. Unless he takes more wickets than Wasim Akram at a similar average.

 

[Babbar]

It’s nice to see every kid bowler in Pakistan being compared to Bumrah, after one spell in the home town against a nobody team. Just like every kid batter like Ahsan Ali or Babar being compared to Rohit or Kohli.

Learn from the legends.. as they say!

 

[Hitman]

It’s nice to see every kid bowler in Pakistan being compared to Bumrah, after one spell in the home town against a nobody team. Just like every kid batter like Ahsan Ali or Babar being compared to Rohit or Kohli.

Learn from the legends.. as they say!

Not really. His overall international career gives an impression that he is going to go quite a long way in his career. Not saying he is definitely going to end up an ATG, but he does have a chance.

 

[silentkiller187]

Probably correct to call him the best bowler at the moment, but there aren't many contenders that come to mind in what is becoming fast a batsmen's game.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

I saw this thread had been bumped and i thought he’d taken a five for or something lol

1/21 is decent but nothing exceptional in T20s

Very fair comment, but you should have seen the game and seem him bowl. Some things aren't measured in stats. This is a classic example.

Better than what I can describe, please take a look at this when you get time

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28567625/deadly-unique-bumrah-impact

Partial quote from the story

Bumrah is the most complete white-ball bowler going around in the world today. Had he been slightly less perfect, he would have got many more wickets. As of now, batsmen know they have no chance against him so they defer the risk-taking to when they are facing the other bowlers. You can't write this sort of impact into any other advanced algorithm also.

 

[tyron_woodley]

I have never seen a bowler this potent from Asia. Ever. fear factor is ridiculous.

this guy if he remains injury free and fit, could become as great as wasim akram.

The next 5 years is crucial for him. he has a chance to win the world t20, world test championship and world cup.

 

[ataullah]

Off day today or williamson too good today?

 

[tyron_woodley]

one bad game in a t20 and all the haters will jump onto this thread lol. Williamson will get clocked if this was a proper test match. off day for doomrah that's it.

 

[Titan24]

one bad game in a t20 and all the haters will jump onto this thread lol. Williamson will get clocked if this was a proper test match. off day for doomrah that's it.

Yet to see one bad comment here till now.

Yes if Babar or Pakistani young bowler would have an off day I am pretty sure Babar vs Rahul and other threads would have lightened up by haters as you can see from the day of Babar’s duck and Rahul’s good knock.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Off day today or williamson too good today?

Bad day overall. conceded 2 sixes to Guptill earlier and a four in the end. After his return his yorkers are not landing properly. Too many full tosses. He is not the first bowler to have a bad day in the office. Since he is coming back after surgery we are prepared for occasional scratchy outing. He sets very high standard for himself. He will bounce back in style.

 

[ind_win]

Sometimes a wicket could do wonders for a good bowler having a bad day.
The arrogant/failed attempt of jadeja to catch santner would have really increased his focus. There was such disbelief on his face as if "today is not my day" after that drop while returning to his bowling crease.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Yet to see one bad comment here till now.

Yes if Babar or Pakistani young bowler would have an off day I am pretty sure Babar vs Rahul and other threads would have lightened up by haters as you can see from the day of Babar’s duck and Rahul’s good knock.

you will never hear that from me. babar is a too tier player he is better than Rahul in test cricket. far better. infact he is top 5 in test.
top 5 in odi

in t20 yea Rahul probably wins there due to power hitting.

middle order Rahul in odi seems like a beast too but babar is better.

 

[Mahee]

today Bumrah proved that he is overrated

 

[andy0204]

today Bumrah proved that he is overrated

Based on one bad day?

 

[Mahee]

Based on one bad day?

every over he bowled today was mercilessly thrashed by NZ....i think the same thing will continue to happen for rest of the tour as well...his career would be almost over by the end of this tour

 

[tyron_woodley]

every over he bowled today was mercilessly thrashed by NZ....i think the same thing will continue to happen for rest of the tour as well...his career would be almost over by the end of this tour

lol. people can dream. You are looking at a future GOAT buddy.

 

[Robert]

Is he back? I honestly can't see him lasting unless he remodels that action.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Is he back? I honestly can't see him lasting unless he remodels that action.

That is the action that has gotten him this far. It is like asking him to retire. He will be fine. He is just missing the rhythm. Not known for missing yorkers this much.

 

[sharmaji]

He is a fantastic bowler and has potential to be ATG. Even today, he didn't bowl terribly. But I feel he is going the Mohammed Amir route: the batsmen play him carefully and as a result he will bowl economically while he won't get many wickets. After a while he while loose the ability to take wickets in general and coupled with injuries due to his action, he will retire from test cricket and stick to T20s to prolong his career. I hope that won't be the case. We already lost Amir, don't want Bumrah to do the same.

 

[hur rizvi]

He is a fantastic bowler and has potential to be ATG. Even today, he didn't bowl terribly. But I feel he is going the Mohammed Amir route: the batsmen play him carefully and as a result he will bowl economically while he won't get many wickets. After a while he while loose the ability to take wickets in general and coupled with injuries due to his action, he will retire from test cricket and stick to T20s to prolong his career. I hope that won't be the case. We already lost Amir, don't want Bumrah to do the same.

Amir was pretty ordinary in tests. If bumrah goes that route in tests than we might have an issue. Meaningless T20s don’t matter much

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is a fantastic bowler and has potential to be ATG. Even today, he didn't bowl terribly. But I feel he is going the Mohammed Amir route: the batsmen play him carefully and as a result he will bowl economically while he won't get many wickets. After a while he while loose the ability to take wickets in general and coupled with injuries due to his action, he will retire from test cricket and stick to T20s to prolong his career. I hope that won't be the case. We already lost Amir, don't want Bumrah to do the same.

Never going to happen in the Indian set up.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Is he back? I honestly can't see him lasting unless he remodels that action.

that action actually is safe. It's more his hyper extension that I was concerned about. However, turns out that he is just genetically designed to perform that way.

He doesn't have any foot issues like shaoib so he will be fine imo as long as he looks after himself. Plus strength training these days are far advanced so he should be fine.

 

[Junaids]

He’s an excellent bowler, but he has already had a major injury before he even reaches the career Test wicket total of Mohammad Sami, and he’s taken a quarter of the Test wickets of Danish Kaneria.

At this stage Bumrah is in the category of “highly promising red ball bowler with questionable fitness” just like Jofra Archer now or James Pattinson three years ago.

Pat Cummins is the same age as Bumrah and lost six long years of his Test career to injury.

And he’s still got more than twice as many Test wickets as Bumrah!

 

[jnaveen1980]

He’s an excellent bowler, but he has already had a major injury before he even reaches the career Test wicket total of Mohammad Sami, and he’s taken a quarter of the Test wickets of Danish Kaneria.

At this stage Bumrah is in the category of “highly promising red ball bowler with questionable fitness” just like Jofra Archer now or James Pattinson three years ago.

Pat Cummins is the same age as Bumrah and lost six long years of his Test career to injury.

And he’s still got more than twice as many Test wickets as Bumrah!

Cummins injuries and Bumrah injury are not even comparable. Cummins was like glass. Picked up injuries for fun. Bumrah right now has no fitness issue. He recovered a while back. They are just going easy on him. He is just getting back his rhythm.

 

[IAJ]

One did it vs NZ in NZ

Other did it against a shakib less Mushfiq less BD in Lahore. Learn the difference.

BD is a decent team in LOIs and you remember Shaheens bowling in WC last year against BD right? With Shakib and Mushfiqur Rehman!

Remember Shaheen is only 19 years old. He is almost young enough to play u19 cricket, but he is playing at the highest level already and is improving day by day so trying to undermine his achievement is really unfair.

Where was Bumrah at 19 btw?

 

[tyron_woodley]

BD is a decent team in LOIs and you remember Shaheens bowling in WC last year against BD right? With Shakib and Mushfiqur Rehman!

Remember Shaheen is only 19 years old. He is almost young enough to play u19 cricket, but he is playing at the highest level already and is improving day by day so trying to undermine his achievement is really unfair.

Where was Bumrah at 19 btw?

players can also peak early and falter. just saying. Shaheen is gold though.

 

[mohan11]

BD is a decent team in LOIs and you remember Shaheens bowling in WC last year against BD right? With Shakib and Mushfiqur Rehman!

Remember Shaheen is only 19 years old. He is almost young enough to play u19 cricket, but he is playing at the highest level already and is improving day by day so trying to undermine his achievement is really unfair.

Where was Bumrah at 19 btw?

Shaheen does look like 19, what a joke !

 

[IAJ]

players can also peak early and falter. just saying. Shaheen is gold though.

Of course they can. But people should give credit where it’s due. He was telling the other poster to «learn the difference» with out taking age factor into consideration.

 

[IAJ]

Shaheen does look like 19, what a joke !

I agree, he looks like 16!

 

[Dingolfy]

He’s an excellent bowler, but he has already had a major injury before he even reaches the career Test wicket total of Mohammad Sami, and he’s taken a quarter of the Test wickets of Danish Kaneria.

At this stage Bumrah is in the category of “highly promising red ball bowler with questionable fitness” just like Jofra Archer now or James Pattinson three years ago.

Pat Cummins is the same age as Bumrah and lost six long years of his Test career to injury.

And he’s still got more than twice as many Test wickets as Bumrah!

Cummins bowled in twice as many innings than Bumrah so obliviously he is gonna get more wickets!
But inspite of all that, he still has the same number of five wicket hauls as Bumrah, higher average and higher economy.

 

[jnaveen1980]

A dropped catch. Edged sixes over 60 meter boundary, misfield fours. You are looking at a bad day in the office. There is no bowler unhittable. Both Pant and Dinesh Karthik have scored big against Bumrah in the IPL. Starc was massacredby Shreyas Iyer in the decider game. That is why they have something called average Economy Rate. In the last 2 years he has the best ER among pacers in the world. Only those who are ahead of Bumrah in terms of ER are spinners.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Of course they can. But people should give credit where it’s due. He was telling the other poster to «learn the difference» with out taking age factor into consideration.

yea. fair enough. don't worry lol. shaheen is top quality.

 

[Robert]

That is the action that has gotten him this far. It is like asking him to retire. He will be fine. He is just missing the rhythm. Not known for missing yorkers this much.

Hmm, the guys with long careers have orthodox actions. His speed seems to come from his right shoulder rather than the whole body, there is not much coming from the legs and torso. I will be amazed if he has a long career bowling that way.

 

[Robert]

He’s an excellent bowler, but he has already had a major injury before he even reaches the career Test wicket total of Mohammad Sami, and he’s taken a quarter of the Test wickets of Danish Kaneria.

At this stage Bumrah is in the category of “highly promising red ball bowler with questionable fitness” just like Jofra Archer now or James Pattinson three years ago.

Pat Cummins is the same age as Bumrah and lost six long years of his Test career to injury.

And he’s still got more than twice as many Test wickets as Bumrah!

I rate Shami more. He has an orthodox action and is just as quick.