Former Indian Opener Sunil Gavaskar ffels that Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal re the two limited-over players, who are ready for Test cricket.

Bumrah, who scalped two wickets for nine runs in his two overs against New Zealand in a rain-shortened T20I while Chahal did not pick any wickets in his two overs but he gave only eight runs and overpowered New Zealand.

During a chat with NDTV, Gavaskar said, “They were fantastic. They have been absolutely terrific. They had brought all their IPL experience into play, they know exactly where to bowl, to which batsman what line to bowl, what deliveries to bowl and yes, there will be that odd over when they will go for runs but they come so strongly. That tells you about their (Bumrah and Chahal) big heart as well. Take punishment and then to come back and bowl deadly overs.”

Gavaskar also added that Bumrah can play a big role in South Africa and England while Chahal is good as a spin option as he tosses the balls up. He said, “Both these bowlers have been quite outstanding and I do believe that the way they are bowling they should also be considered for the red ball format which is the Test format. Particularly, I think both of them.”

The veteran batsman concluded, “Bumrah for example, you know in South Africa, Australia and England he will be quite a handful with the pace and with the accuracy that he has and Chahal as well, the way he has been tossing the ball up to the odd batsman, getting the ball to turn and grip, I think both of them are ready for red ball cricket.”