DTVHINDIOnly Bumrah bowls accurate yorkers in death overs, former Australian fast bowler makes a big claim
Bumrah’s main weapon is the yorker, which he uses cleverly in the last overs Jasprit Bumrah. (Image Source: Getty Images) Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes that apart from Jasprit Bumrah, most of the pacers are struggling to bowl effective yorkers in the death overs. Talking about the importance of the yorker, Brett Lee said that Bumrah is currently one of the most complete bowlers in world cricket. Bumrah (Jasprit Bumrah) can bowl a wicket-taking delivery without giving away any runs. But the yorker is his main weapon, which he uses cleverly in the last overs. “As a general rule, apart from Bumrah we haven’t seen enough fast bowlers bowl yorkers lately. I would like to see fast bowlers bowl more yorkers. I still don’t think they bowl enough yorkers in the death overs,” Brett Lee said at the launch of the Legends Intercontinental T20 League recently. I am all for batsmen, but… The former fast bowler further said that, if you look at the 17 seasons of IPL, on average a yorker has a strike rate of less than 100. Which indicates that there is one run or less per ball. Now, when you bowl a yorker, the batsman can hit a shot through the scoop. This puts pressure on the bowler. Then you have to set the right field. Have to keep two people at the back, third man and fine leg and then bowl. He concluded by saying, I am all for the batsmen, but there should be something for the bowlers as well. I am not asking for a green top where teams get bowled out for 110 runs because that is not good for cricket either. I think you want a good score. A score of around 185 to 230 is a good score. We have seen scores of 265, 270, 277 now. These are really difficult because most bowlers concede 45 to 50 runs in a four-over spell.
I think wherever Bumrah bowls, he will prove to be equally effective – Tim David’s surprising statement
Tim David & Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: Recently, in the high scoring match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, the dominance of the batsmen was seen. The two teams faced each other in the eighth game of the tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 27. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored a record 277 runs. Hyderabad’s top order batsmen batted stormily in this match. 19-year-old young African fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, who was making his IPL debut in this match, bowled four overs and gave 66 runs. While bowling, Hardik Pandya took one wicket for 46 runs in this match. Jasprit Bumrah gave 36 runs in this match, while Gerald Coetzee gave 57 runs in his four over spell. However, given the poor bowling performance, MI’s star batsman Tim David was seen defending the bowling plan that MI had made for its opposition. David praised Jasprit Bumrah and said that whenever and wherever Bumrah bowls, he proves to be very effective for MI. Tim David defends Mumbai Indians’ bowling plan Tim David was quoted as saying by India Today, “Obviously the plan is made as to who is going to bowl the first over. I think wherever Booms (Bumrah) bowls, he will make a big impact for us. So there is a lot of confidence in where he wants to bowl. And I think we’ve seen that in two games.” Mumbai Indians suffered two consecutive defeats as they lost the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 31 runs. The Hardik Pandya-led side, placed ninth with zero points, will be keen to improve and perform better in their upcoming fixtures. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will now face Rajasthan Royals next. This match will be played on April 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
