DTVHINDIWhy is Jasprit Bumrah the world’s number 1 bowler? Former Pakistani veteran enumerated his merits
In the first Test against Australia, Jasprit Bumrah also won the title of Player of the Match by taking 8 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah & Wasim Akram (Photo Source: Jasprit Bumrah is currently the world number-1 bowler. He is performing brilliantly for India in all three formats. He won the title of Player of the Tournament by taking 15 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024. Due to Bumrah’s bowling, the fate of the final match was turned and India defeated South Africa. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Bumrah was recently seen captaining India in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Under his captaincy, India made a great start to the series by defeating Australia by 295 runs in Perth. Bumrah also won the title of Player of the Match by taking 8 wickets. He took 5 wickets for 30 runs in the first innings and 3 wickets for 42 runs in the second innings. Meanwhile, recently former Pakistani legendary bowler Wasim Akram told why Bumrah is a world-class bowler? For this reason Jasprit Bumrah is a different bowler Wasim Akram says Bumrah’s unique bowling technique, his extraordinary release point, which is approximately 34 centimeters ahead of the popping crease, is an important factor. He said that most bowlers usually release from within 10 centimeters of the line. And the extra 24 centimeters by Bumrah is an advantage, allowing the ball to accelerate towards the batsman in an almost unpredictable manner. Wasim Akram while talking on Star Sports said, Bumrah’s bowling arm comes from behind (shoulder), which is hyper-extension and finally as we say in Punjabi “tunka” a flick of the wrist which skids the ball, which as a batsman you do not expect. Especially on wickets where the ball stays low, he has troubled the batsmen with an action that is natural and very difficult to get off with a flick of the wrist at the end. No batter is 💯confident when they see #JaspritBumrah rushing at them!#JaspritBumrah‘s wrist action and skidding of the ball makes it unplayable for Aussie batters!#AUSvINDOnStar 👉 2nd Test FRI, 6th DEC, 8 AM only on Star Sports 1 | #ToughestRivalry pic.twitter.com/D59tfKyRIx — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 27, 2024 Akram further said that there can be a difference of about 40 centimeters in the release point of Bumrah’s delivery, which makes a huge difference in the pace and trajectory. This causes his balls to skid after being pitched, creating further difficulties for batsmen trying to read his bowling. The release point of Bumrah’s ball is also different by about 40 centimeters and at this speed it makes a huge difference and is the reason why his balls skid after being hit.
