Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Jasprit Bumrah’s performances in the recently concluded Test series between India and Bangladesh. He shared that the pacer got the better of an experienced player like Mushfiqur Rahim in virtually every innings as well. However, India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in Kanpur on Tuesday, October 1, to seal a 2-0 win in the two-match series as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “The third biggest reason will be Jasprit Bumrah – what a bowler. He used to play very few matches at home but now he has started doing that. Since three fast bowlers have started playing now, you feel these are even conditions, but they aren’t,” he said (3:45).”Catches were going to the slips on the Kanpur pitch. It was a dead pitch and the balls were keeping low. He hit people’s stumps while they were leaving deliveries. A senior player like Mushfiqur Rahim’s number was in his pocket. He did this job against England as well. They were good batting surfaces. If you see Kanpur in particular and Chennai’s second innings, what a player he is. He sets up the game when you feel you need a game-changer.”

However, Bumrah had Mushfiqur caught by KL Rahul at second slip in the first innings of the first Test in Chennai as well. He castled the veteran batter in both innings of the Kanpur Test. In the same video, Aakash Chopra also added that Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja were the main architects of India’s series win with the ball as well.

“You will have to again remember this series for Jasprit Bumrah because if (Ravichandran) Ashwin picked up 11 wickets, Bumrah also took 11, and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) took nine. The three of them divided the wickets among them. They have picked up 31 wickets,” he concludedd.