Bumrah is widely regarded as the best all-format bowler in contemporary cricket.
Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as the premier all-format bowler in contemporary cricket due to his unique, high-pressure impact in Test, ODI, and T20 cricket.
With an unconventional action, extreme accuracy, and a deadly yorker, he consistently dominates in all conditions, including holding a top Test ranking and delivering crucial performances for India in ICC title wins.
Recently, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh recounted how a 16-year-old Jasprit Bumrah terrorized him in the nets, forcing him to ask the youngster to stop bowling.
“When I was trying to make a comeback in the Indian team after battling cancer, I was trying to get back into cricket, and Bumrah was about 16 years old and he was bowling rapid in the nets. And I was like, ‘I want this kid out of the nets’ and ‘stop bowling to me’. I was like, ‘Kid, stop! Whoever you are.’ Because I was just trying to make a comeback from cancer, was just trying to get into my zone. And this guy was just bowling lethal,” Yuvraj said while speaking on The Overlap Cricket podcast.
He added, “Bumrah came and told me this story later on, that I asked him to stop bowling to him. And I was like, ‘yeah, because you were bowling too quick.’”
Yuvraj commended Bumrah for evolving from a pace-dependent teenager into a highly skilled, intelligent fast bowler.
“He definitely had a longer run up. I don’t think he would had so much skill, but he was quick. Extremely quick and with his action he’s got this deceptive bounce. He just keeps on getting into your ribs all the time. You don’t like that!" Yuvraj stated.
He hailed Bumrah as the best in the business right now, placing him among the all-time greats because of his unparalleled ability to create fear among batters and his exceptional control.
“If you look at the way the game is evolving, he has to be the best because batsmen are not going after him. They’re like scared to go after him; they feel like it’s best to just rotate the strike and hit the other bowlers. And the moment they want to go after him, he doesn’t allow them. He’s just really smart. Obviously he’s got a great skill as well and he’s got a deceptive action. It’s hard to pick his slower one out of his hand," Yuvraj remarked.