New Delhi. Ravi Shastri has also become a fan of the bowling of Indian cricket team’s fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah. The former head coach of Team India says that Bumrah has the art of controlling the ball. He can control the ball whenever he wants. Shastri says that on the basis of this art, Bumrah played an important role in making India the T20 World Cup champion last month. Bumrah played an important role in turning the match in India’s favor by taking important wickets in the group stage match against Pakistan and then in the last overs in the final in this World Cup held in America and West Indies. Shastri compared Bumrah to Pakistani legends Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and late Shane Warne.
Jasprit Bumrah became the Man of the Series by taking 15 wickets at an average of 8.26 in the World Cup. Ravi Shastri compared the 30-year-old player to former greats like late Shane Warne, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He said, ‘Very few bowlers have done this. I felt that when Wasim (Akram) and Waqar (Younis) were at the top of their game, they had such ability. Shane Warne also had a great ability to control the ball. Bumrah has also joined this list who can control the ball according to his mind.’
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Pakistan were in a strong position at 80 for three
While chasing the target of 120 runs to win, Pakistan was in a good position with 80 runs for three wickets. But Bumrah bowled wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who had spent time at the crease, which proved to be the turning point of the match. In the final, South Africa needed 30 runs in the last five overs and had six wickets left. Bumrah conceded only four runs in the 16th over and then put pressure on South Africa by dismissing Marco Jansen in the 18th over.
‘The team faced tough competition in this match’
Ravi Shastri said in ‘ICC Review’, ‘I think the confidence of the Indian team increased a lot after the India-Pakistan (match). The team got a tough fight in this match and realized what the right combination should be to move forward in the tournament. After this, the last five overs of the final match were excellent. Bumrah dismissed Rizwan at the right time against Pakistan. With this wicket, the match started turning towards India. The former coach of India said that his best moment with Bumrah in the World Cup came when this bowler bowled Jansen.
‘It was a very important wicket at that time’
According to Shastri, ‘It was a great achievement to bowl Jansen by taking the ball between the bat and the pad with the help of reverse swing. I think it was a very important wicket at that time. In this match, the biggest blow to South Africa was given by Hardik by taking the wicket of Klaasen. The dismissal of two aggressive batsmen in two consecutive overs proved to be very important in the match. Jansen was the sixth batsman to be dismissed and when he returned to the pavilion, South Africa needed 21 runs in 15 balls. Earlier, all-rounder Hardik Pandya had given a big success to India by dismissing Heinrich Klaasen in the 17th over.
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 3, 2024, 18:39 IST
