Waqar argued on the Shubhankar Mishra podcast that Bumrah has not played enough Test cricket to surpass leading contemporary Australian and English fast bowlers. This critique stands in contrast to Bumrah's exceptional record of 234 wickets across 52 Tests at a striking average of 19.7. Despite these credentials, workload management has kept him out of red-ball action entirely so far this year. Bumrah is now slated to make his return to Test cricket during India's upcoming two-match series against New Zealand next month.
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Waqar Younis asserts that Bumrah must participate in more Test matches before surpassing…: Waqar Younis asserts that Bumrah must participate in more Test matches before surpassing elite red-ball pacers like Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
Frequent injuries and strategic workload management have prevented the premier pacer from…: Frequent injuries and strategic workload management have prevented the premier pacer from appearing in any red-ball matches for India this year.
Bumrah remains universally praised as an unmatched white-ball bowler who serves as India'…: Bumrah remains universally praised as an unmatched white-ball bowler who serves as India's primary match-winner during high-pressure scenarios.
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Former
Pakistan captain
Waqar Younis has hailed
Jasprit Bumrah as the standout bowler in modern-day white-ball cricket but believes the Indian fast bowler still has more to establish in the Test format.
Despite Bumrah's impressive record of 234 wickets in 52 Tests at an average of 19.7 and a strike rate of 42.8, Waqar feels the pacer has not played enough red-ball cricket to be placed ahead of other leading fast bowlers.
“There’s no modern-day bowler of the same calibre as Bumrah with the white ball. Leave out Test cricket. He still has a lot to prove in Tests; he hasn’t played as much. There are plenty of others, like Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. You can’t ignore some of the English bowlers either. But when you talk about T20 and one-day cricket, I feel that in terms of impact, Bumrah always delivers in crunch scenarios. And that’s what matters,” Waqar said on the Shubhankar Mishra podcast.
Waqar's assessment comes despite Bumrah's significant achievements in the longest format. The India pacer became the fastest Indian fast bowler to reach 50…
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