Dubai, 20 Aug: India\u2019s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been the best multi-format bowler for the last five or six years, reckons former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
\nPonting said that there might have been a few concerns over Bumrah\u2019s longevity but he has only returned stronger from injuries.
\n\u201cI’ve said it for a long time, he’s probably been the best multi-format bowler there’s been in world cricket for the last five or six years,\u201d Ponting said on the ICC review.
\n\u201cThere might have been some fears a couple of years ago when the injuries come in and \u2018would he come back the same?\u2019, but I think he’s actually come back better,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cThe greatest way to always get a real gauge on these players is by asking (other) players. And when you talk to opposition batsmen about him (Bumrah) in particular, it’s always, ‘No, he’s a nightmare! You never know what’s going to happen.
\n“One’s going to swing, one’s going to seam, he’s going to bowl an in-swinger, he’s going to bowl an out-swinger,\u201d he continued.
\nWith 15 wickets in the T20 World Cup, Bumrah played a pivotal role in India\u2019s title triumph and Ponting heaped praise on the 30-year-old.
\n\u201cIf I watch what he did in the T20 World Cup \u2014 the pace is still there, there’s nothing that’s changed with the accuracy or what he can deliver,\u201d Ponting said.
\n\u201cThe skillset is all the same. He’s getting better year on year. He would rank right up there.
\n\u201cWhen you’ve got that skillset and the consistency that he has, then you’re going to be a great player. Look at (Glenn) McGrath, look at (James) Anderson, these guys, their longevity and their skills being able to hold up for such a long period of time is what separates them from the rest,\u201d Ponting added. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dubai, 20 Aug: India\u2019s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been the best multi-format bowler for the last five or six years, reckons former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting said that there might have been a few concerns over Bumrah\u2019s longevity but he has only returned stronger from injuries. \u201cI’ve said it for a long time, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-246791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}