Jasprit Bumrah:The best in the World

Opening the bowling,  burst in the middle overs, and bowling at the death these things have never been the problem  for Jasprit Bumrah. 
With just 3 years in International cricket he has made a huge reputation for himself. In IPL 2015 when he first came in to the scene with the Mumbai Indian’s colors under Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy, who would’ve thought this guy will spear head Indian bowling attack in such a short time.

Jasprit Bumrah was the highest wicket taker for India in CWC 2019

Short  Run-up, awkward action, stiff hands something that is not too familiar with the history of fast bowling. His action is unique and even though with that short run-up he can generate pace , surreal pace.

Every arsenal in the book the back of the length ball, the bouncer, the slower one, the contemporary Yorker, the slower Yorker. Certainly Bumrah has become the most potent go-to bowler in Virat Kohli's arsenal.

It’s amazing how a bowler can consistently hit the same lengths with his toe crushing Yorkers. And now with the two new balls reverse swing has got out of the equation as far as limited overs are concerned. Certainly India doesn’t associate with the deepest history of fast bowling but Jasprit Bumrah has inspired and raised the bar for India’s fast bowling for sure. Though he has that raw pace and can hurry batsman at will, he still has a calm head over his shoulders making his thought process clear and simple as he operates in the most important stages of the game.

5 years ago the Indian fast bowling was limited to a few options, today it has the ranks of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar with most of them clocking 145 clicks regularly. The U-19 world cup held last year saw some Indian fast bowlers putting up amazing performances. The BCCI and management needs to be credited for the fast bowling setup in the country.

Former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said the "this Indian speedster is bowling exceedingly well in the ongoing World Cup and is "basically unplayable at this stage".

Jasprit Bumrah has become the second fastest Indian to take 100 wickets in ODI cricket.He is just one match behind the Md. Shami who claimed 100 wickets in the 56 matches.

“When I met ‘Boom’ for the first time in 2013, he was a young kid. He had pace, but the only thing lacking was accuracy. But he was always willing to learn and was extremely committed to the game. He soon realized that in T20s, only skilful players can survive. He learned everything quickly — be it the slower ball, in-swinger or out-swinger. He has that confidence and that’s why he is No. 1 now,” Malinga was quoted

“I don’t think he has any pressure. That’s why he can deliver six yorkers and one slow ball at ease. I hope in the next one year he improves on how to analyse a game. Then, nobody can beat him. Trust me on that,” Malinga further added.

An honour to play with you and an honour to play against you! LEGEND 🎯 pic.twitter.com/SMjpeOaziV

— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) July 6, 2019

Test Match Career of Bumrah:

Bumrah has played just 10 test matches so far. He made his test match debut against against South Africa. Many greats were uncertain of the idea of Bumrah being a test bowler, it was quoted as he was more suited to limited overs bowling, but Jasprit Bumrah adapted exceptionally to the red ball game and replied his critics with his skill sets.

Bumrah had taken 49 wickets in 10 test Matches and his best matching figure is 6/33. he has taken 5 wickets for 3 times while his economy is just 2.66 per over.

Jasprit Bumrah is the first Asian bowler to take 5 wickets in a test innings in South Africa, England and Australia during the same calendar year.

Although Bumrah is new in the test match format but he has broken a 40 year old Indian record in the test match.

Jasprit Bumrah surpassed Dileep Doshi to register most wickets for India in his debut year in Test cricket with 48 wickets.

T20I Career of Jasprit Bumrah:

Jasprit Bumrah initial limelight was in the shortest format of the game, the Star studded Mumbai Indians team. With many legends of the game around the campaign in the IPL Bumrah made full advantage of the pedigree he was offered. The likes of Shane Bond and Lasith Malinga was a boon for him in the initial stages of his career.

Bumrah is considered a bowler of rapid fire format that is why he has taken 51 wickets in just 42 matches with economy of just 6.71; his best bowling record is 3/11.

Bumrah has strike rate of 18 in this format. It means he takes a wickets after spending just 18 runs which is very rare in this format.

Clearly Jasprit Bumrah is the number 1 bowler in the world at the moment, the best in the world. To ensure his status as the top bowler in the world he'll have to be at his best with the likes of Jofra Archer, Mitchell Starc and Kagiso Rabada in the ranks to dethrone Bumrah in the future.