Indian pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t just redefined fast bowling but has taken a note of inspiration to learn with his coaches and teammates. Ever since making a comeback last August from injury, the right-arm quick has been phenomenal in the success Team India has seen across all formats. His performance in the just-concluded T20 World Cup was mind-blowing as he won the Player of the Series title, raising his status from a good bowler to one of the best bowlers in the world.
All that Rahul Dravid-led management team will vouch for is the load management of bowlers and how to balance it well so that Bumrah remains in prime physical fitness for every other important series. For now, India’s outgoing bowling coach, Paras Mhambrey, sheds light on what makes the 30-year-old so special.
“I don’t think I have had to do much with him. I would love to say that I’ve worked on him a lot as a bowling coach. What better than Bumrah performing and me taking the credit? But I don’t. I’ve said in the past. he is a once-in-a-generation bowler. India has produced great bowlers and more will come, but Bumrah is a once-in-a-generation bowler in all three formats,” Paras Mhambrey told Vimal Kumar in an interview.
ALSO READ: Hobart’s Revolutionary Stadium: Indoor Test Cricket On The Horizon?
But what marks him out radically differently is his reading of game situations and adapting. Again, largely in critical times, where the skipper moves the chess pawns, the ball is given to Bumrah to navigate the team out of tricky waters.
“Be it red ball, ODI, or T20I, he is No. 1. He has exceptional skills and knows his bowling very well, with clear plans. Like when I talk to him, I understand he has a very clear mindset and he knows what he is going to do. He understands when a batter is uneasy against him and then tries to make most of the creeping in. He picks up small nuances to guess what the batter is trying to do,” Paras Mhambrey added.
Jasprit Bumrah was at his best, justifying all the hype involving his name at the T20 World Cup 2020. He became the third-highest wicket-taker with 15, maintaining a brilliant economy rate of 4.17 in such a run-thirsty format.
ALSO READ: Jacques Kallis Lauds Gautam Gambhir’s Appointment As India’s Head Coach
Bumrah’s tight bowling made a win in the final against South Africa possible when India was under the hammer, thus ending India’s 13-year drought in ICC World Cup events. Therefore, inputs by him are crucial and bring him up on the list of the most feared current-day bowlers in cricket.
