Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Jasprit Bumrah for his stunning performance with the ball in the pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka. Bumrah picked up eight wickets across Sri Lanka’s two innings of the Bengaluru Test, including a maiden five-wicket haul. He seemed almost unplayable whenever he came to bowl.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra applauded Bumrah. He said: “Jasprit Bumrah – he doesn’t play at home, he plays very few matches at home but when he plays the pink-ball Test match, this guy is different. He makes things happen when nothing was happening. He is a game-changer, he is a showstopper.”

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Chopra elaborated: “He bowls at a speed of 140 kph, inswinger, outswinger, bouncer, yorker, slower one – I mean he is a complete bowler. We are generally a batting country, we admire batters a lot but Jassi jaisa koi nahin, he makes it exciting for people wanting to see fast-bowling skills. He brings in anticipation about what he is going to do.”

While applauding Bumrah’s skills, Aakash Chopra added that he will have to be properly managed.

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“So many variations with that kind of control and that kind of speed, you don’t get that, he is that guy. It will be interesting how his workload is managed because you cannot play him all the matches, he is a national asset. He is the best bowler in the world across all formats. You might say Mitchell Starc took wickets in Karachi, he has done that now, Jasprit Bumrah is doing that daily and regularly in ODIs, T20s and Tests,” Aakash Chopra concluded.