Jasprit Bumrah is an important player in the Indian fast bowling attack in all three formats, the bowler has many times taken the team out of difficult situations and led them to victory. Bumrah recently expressed his desire to become the captain of Team India, he says that fast bowlers like Kapil Dev and Imran Khan have performed well as captains and have also won the World Cup for their respective teams.

Former Pakistan player Basit Ali has expressed his displeasure over Jasprit Bumrah’s statement. Basit Ali says that the veterans first established themselves as all-rounders and then became captains. Therefore, Bumrah should not have any interest in becoming a captain.

Jasprit Bumrah should focus on bowling only- Basit Ali

Former Pakistani player Basit Ali while talking on his YouTube channel said,

Regarding Jasprit Bumrah’s statement, it is exactly like Babar Azam likes captaincy. In my opinion, he should not run after captaincy. He is a top-class bowler and he should focus on that only. He gave the example of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan’s captaincy. Although they became all-rounders, that is why they succeeded as captains. They were not appointed captains when they came to their teams as a bowler. This is the difference between a bowler and an all-rounder.

Making a big prediction, Basit Ali further said that Bumrah can become the captain next year.

There are very few fast bowlers who are good captains or coaches. My best wishes to Bumrah. Maybe he will become the captain after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Jasprit Bumrah captained Team India in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the Edgbaston Test against England in 2022. At the same time, he also led the team in the T20 series of the Ireland tour in 2023.