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gP CAPT AChChYUT KUMAr

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rankly, I never ever thought that I would ever be

writing an article on Jasprit Bumrah; except for

his speed, he seemed to demonstrate nothing that

had the making of a good fast bowler. There is no

smoothness in his run up as he breaks his run up speed

and gallops the last few steps, his delivery action is

absolutely abnormal and to add to all this, he was so

consistent in overstepping the bowling mark that on

some very vital occasions he could not get a wicket

because he had no balled. However, as things stand

today, Jasprit Jasbir Singh Bumrah is the ICC’s

highest-ranked bowler and seems destined to

stay at the pinnacle for some time.

The accuracy with which this cricketer

can bowl yorkers at the most crucial

moments to contain batsmen of

the highest calibre is absolutely

surprising since his bowling action

appears to be all jumbled up. Some

cricketing experts have attributed

this gift to Jasprit having played

much of his early cricket with

the tennis ball where the only

good ball to any batsman has

to be a yorker. Nothing can

be far from truth. The weight

and the aero-dynamics of

a canvas ball and a cricket

ball are so different that

bowling well with one

in no way guarantees

a good performance

with the other. In fact,