IND vs ENG 2022 | Jasprit Bumrah that rare beast of international cricket, remarks David Lloyd

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Jasprit Bumrah became India’s first pacer since Kapil Dev. He led the Indian cricket team in Tests after COVID-19 made its adjustments to the game and forced Rohit Sharma out of the ongoing Test at Edgbaston. It has been 35 years since Kapil Dev, the first captain of the Indian team, won the World Cup and led the Blue team for the last time. Captain Jaspreet Bumrah, 28, became the 36th Indian captain in this format. 

The reserve skipper continued to shine in the match, breaking records with both bat and ball. In the first innings, Bumrah helped record the most expensive over in Test cricket history, striking 31 not out and destroying Stuart Broad for 35 runs. Pacer tore through the top order of the home team, taking the wickets of Alex Lees, Zack Crawley and Ollie Pope. In the process, he scored 21 wickets in five matches and became the most successful Indian bowler in the England Test series.

Former England player David Lloyd also noted the right-handed style of the fast bowler and praised his achievements.

“Jasprit Bumrah is that rare beast of international cricket – a fast-bowling captain. I can’t think of too many over the years – Bob Willis, Pat Cummins. Bumrah is high-quality and must be so awkward to face. His arms are stiff; the batsman doesn’t get a clear view of the ball due to the quirkiness of his action, and then he releases it at close to 90mph. He takes his wickets at spit,” he wrote in the Daily Mail.

Jasprit Bumrah is one of the successful fast bowlers in the country belonging to the younger generation. The speedy player has helped the Blues win a large number of series in Sena conditions and have won the mace three times in a row in Tests along with players Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav. Virat Kohli, who is a former Indian skipper, has led this revolution. He emphasized building a tempo attack appropriate to foreign conditions. He has watched Mohammad Siraj’s growth with his own eyes, thanks to which he received a commendation from Lloyd..

“India has evolved as a team over the decades. Once noted for world-class spin bowlers, their next phase took in world-class batsmen,” he observed.

“Fast bowling was neglected until the late 1980s when Dennis Lilee launched the MRF Pace Foundation. When Virat Kohli came along, he realised his team had to take 20 wickets to win Tests. Their attack has become a potent force since (then).”