Ricky Ponting Hails Jasprit Bumrah as the Top Multi-Format Bowler of the Last 5-6 Years
According to former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been the best multi-format bowler for the past five or six years.
Ponting stated that although there may have been some doubts about Bumrah’s durability, he has simply recovered from his wounds more powerfully.
“I’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,” Ponting said on the ICC review.
“There might have been some fears a couple of years ago when the injuries come in and ‘would he come back the same?’, but I think he’s actually come back better,” he added.
“The 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.
“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,” he continued.
Bumrah, 30, was praised by Ponting for his crucial contribution to India’s title victory in the T20 World Cup, where he took 15 wickets.
Ponting stated, “If I look at what he did in the T20 World Cup, the pace is still there, and nothing has changed with the accuracy or what he can deliver.”
“Everyone has the same skill set. Every year he improves more and more. He would be in the top tier.
You’re going to be an excellent player if you possess his skill set and consistency. The reason these people stand out from the rest is their durability and their ability to maintain their skills over an extended length of time—just look at Glenn McGrath and James Anderson.
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