Ever since his Test debut in Cape Town in January 2018, Jasprit Bumrah has been doing wonders for India. Bumrah has played 12 Test matches so far where he has scalped 62 wickets at an average of 19.24. However, all these 12 Tests have been played on foreign soil (3 in South Africa, 3 in England, 4 in Australia and 2 in West Indies) where wickets naturally favour the pacers. However, former Indian pacer Ajit Agarkar feels Bumrah is going to have an exceptional debut home Test series against South Africa.

“With experience, everyone can see what progress he has made in international cricket. I expect him to do well in India as well. Obviously, there will be times when the spinners will dominate in the series. However, with the kind of unique ability he possesses, I don’t think conditions matter to him. He has the skill-set to perform in Indian conditions as well,” Agarkar, who is an expert with ESPNcricinfo, said IANS.

The 25-year-old has played 38 First-Class and 83 List-A matches where he picked up 151 and 155 wickets respectively. Apart from that, he has played for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has been playing a key role for the side.

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“A lot of people tend to forget that Bumrah played quite a lot of first-class cricket before he played for India. He has bowled in these conditions with the SG ball. He knows what to do,” added Agarkar.

Agarkar, 41, played 26 Tests and 191 ODIs for India, also said that Jasprit Bumrah will be fresh and expected to do well as he has not played much cricket ever since the World Cup.

“Since the World Cup, he hasn’t played a lot of cricket. He missed (rested) the T20Is and the ODIs and featured in the two Test matches. So, he must be relatively fresh and will be very keen to perform in India as well. I would not be surprised if he has an exceptional series,” Agarkar concluded.