Former England pace bowler Steven Finn lauded Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah after his five-wicket haul on Day 3 of the opening Test at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday. Finn also stated that Bumrah is like a computer, consistently meets the requirements of the situation and can deliver the returns as expected as well. Notably, he registered the figures of 24.4-5-83-5.

In his column for BBC Sport, Finn wrote: “He is like a computer constantly calibrating what is needed in any given situation, and he is able to implement almost exactly what he wants to with absolute precision. A batter could watch as many hours of Bumrah footage as they like, yet still be surprised when they face him. There is no ‘tell’ as to what he going to bowl. No change of arm path, no change of finger position. A batter can only rely on reacting to what is coming their way.”

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Finn also claimed that the star Indian bowler is way ahead of the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood as well.

“Bumrah is a thinker about the game and would have been India’s first choice as the new Test captain has it not been for his struggle to play in every match. He took the decision himself to not pursue the job as he did not feel it was fair on the team. We’re lucky to be in an era of great fast bowlers. From recent international retirees Stuart Broad and James Anderson, to Kagiso Rabada, Cummins, Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Bumrah sits atop of them all as the finest fast bowler to have played the game. Some accolade,” Steven Finn concluded.