“Got to love his…”: Australian great showers praise on Jasprit Bumrah

India will be facing a touch challenge when they travel Down Under to face Australia in the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Test series. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah is expected to play a key role in the series. He will be playing his third Test series in Australian conditions and is believed to be the one bowler the home team will have its eyes on. 

After returning from a leg injury, Bumrah’s bowling has gotten even better. He has not only picked up wickets in abundance but, through his incredible bowling has led India to several victories. Bumrah indeed is special and the Aussies are very well aware of that.

As per former Australian pacer Geoff Lawson, the Indian pacer will land in Australia with a total of 3 secret weapons, starting with his ‘broad smile’, ‘never-ending energy’ and his ability to generate reverse-swing.

“(Jasprit Bumrah) is a cross between C3P0 and the Transformer Optimus Prime. You’ve just got to love his broad smile, never-ending energy and the seamless transition from his yorker to his bouncer. There are no ‘tells’, no queues from his action to alert batsmen to the change of length or seam position. The brevity of his run-up does not give time to settle into the normal batting rhythm of tap, tap, tap, then fix a stare at the ball in hand,” Lawson told Mid-day.

“The challenge for Bumrah, or any fast bowler in Australia, is getting the most out of the Kookaburra Turf ball. If the pitches are hard and dry (which they are most of the time but recently some juicy strips have been served up that has made seam bowling a true delight), he will get reverse swing going sooner rather than later. Seam bowling the key to being successful in Australia, is definitely your older ball skills and reverse swing is a significant part of that,” Lawson added.

In the 2018/19 Border-Gavaskar series, Bumrah picked up 21 wickets at an average of 17, including a best of 6/33. 2 years later, Bumrah took 13 more scalps in 3 matches before getting ruled out of the fourth due to a back injury. 

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