Now, the term associated with him has been ‘Boom Boom’ Jasprit ‘Boom Boom’ Jasprit Bumrah who has clearly established himself as perhaps the best bowler in the current international cricket. In fact, even Curtly Ambrose, one of the greats in the Caribbean operation, humbled himself to confess that he was a fan of the Indian fast bowler before heaping praises on him.
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The Patidar-born cricketer Bumrah has been very instrumental towards India reaching the second round of the T20 World Cup as he has registered two consecutive Player-of-the-Match bowling displays in the group stage matches.
The ace pacer recently delivered an exquisite performance against Pakistan, under bowling he took three crucial wickets when India was on the brink of a defeat but managed to pull through a win by 6 runs.
“What I can tell you something about Jasprit Bumrah, I’m a big fan. Right from ever since I saw him the first time. He’s so unconventional but highly effective. And that’s what I like about him. When you look at traditional fast bowlers, you wouldn’t look at Bumrah, he’s so unorthodox,”
“He has done a great job for India and still doing a great job in all formats. I met him a couple of years ago when India played in Antigua. He’s someone I’ve always enjoyed watching because he’s so different,” said Ambrose who is involved with promoting the ongoing T20 World Cup,”
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This characteristic has been the most defining of the pacer, now that he has instilled fear in the hearts of his opponents, due to the peculiar action of his delivery.
The wrestling style full-blowing attitude in daily life Bumrah seems to know well about the stress on the body especially lower one as a fast bowler but Ambrose opined that every fast bowler has to take the risk of their life.
“From my little experience, there are no two bowlers who are exactly alike. Bowlers may have similarities but they are never exactly alike and we all have our different styles everyone is different,”
“In terms of his longevity, in terms of injuries, (for) every fast bowler, there is always risk of being injured. But at the same time you can’t go out there thinking that way. You’ve got to go out there and do the job to the best of your ability and whatever happens, happens,” stated the West Indian legend, who has 405 scalps in Test cricket himself.