Jasprit Bumrah is the “smartest fast bowler” in contemporary cricket who has learnt the art of deceiving rival batsmen in air, something that was the secret of success for Pakistani greats, said Shoaib Akhtar. “He (Bumrah) is probably India’s first fast bowler, who checks the wind speed and wind direction rather than how much grass has been left on the track. This thing used to be the art of Pakistanis, we used to know how you could play with the wind,” Akhtar said on YouTube channel “Sports Today”. He will be the most unusual but great fast bowler if fitness permits. “He is that accurate fast bowler that if you get him out of sleep, he will pitch the bowler there only.

Source: Indian Express January 01, 2021 12:45 UTC