The fiery Indian pacer, Jasprit Bumrah seems to be getting better with every match is playing in international cricket. The star India fast bowler may not have picked too many wickets in the Centurion Test against South Africa, but his spell in the fag end on Day 4 turned the match in India’s favor, as it led to India needing just 5 wickets on the final day and his performance has impressed an entire bunch of legends including Javagal Srinath.
The manner in which Bumrah set up Rassie van der Dussen and bowled him for a peach, and followed it with a yorker to leave South Africa four down for 94, one has to call it a special spell. Bumrah is regarded by many as arguably the best all-format bowler in modern-day cricket, but in a day and age where T20 cricket steals most limelight, Jasprit Bumrah the Test bowler stands out.
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Amid a plethora of praises that were shown on JaspritBumrah, the one by former India fast bowler, Javagal Srinath takes the cake. Srinath, the last India bowler to constantly click over 140s has come with a string of praises and admiration for Bumrah, wherein a term like ‘top-class’ is merely an afterthought.
During a recent conversation with the Indian Express, Javagal Srinath said, “Of all the Indian pacers I have seen and played with, I would put him on top of the pack. Definitely, ahead of me. Top class bowler in world cricket, he has done enough to be in any Hall of Fame. Inswingers, straighteners, leg cutters, bouncers, yorkers, slower cutters — you name it, he has it. It’s been a real pleasure watching him bowl.”
In 2021, Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest India bowler to complete 100 Test wickets, getting there against England broke the record of the great Kapil Dev. Against South Africa, as Bumrah grabbed five wickets, the 28-year-old pacer completed 100 wickets overseas. Bumrah has been praised for possessing many skills and traits as a pacer, but this particular appreciation from Javagal Srinath promises stands out.
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Elaborating the same, Javagal Srinath said, “In the West Indies, he looks like a West Indian bowler, in South Africa, he operates like a South African. Same in Australia or England. The lines and lengths, and angles of release, and types of balls in each country conditions — minute tweaks that might go unnoticed — he makes it seem he has been in that country for years. Like a home bowler.”
