Jasprit Bumrah became only the sixth fast Indian bowler to score 400 international wickets on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh.
Bumrah took four wickets in the 1st innings and one in the second, raising the tally to 401.
Zaheer Khan Lauds Jasprit Bumrah
“This is a huge achievement for a bowler. He will continue to chase these records. He now belongs in such a class that he is the No. 1 bowler in the world when it comes to pacers,” said Zaheer, speaking on the Cricbuzz YouTube channel.
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“All I hope is that he stays aware of his body, and keep his energy and fitness up. The more he plays, the more the records will tumble,” said Zaheer.
According to Zaheer Khan the pitch conditions doesn’t really matter for the fast bowling legend Jasprit Bumrah.
Bumrah’s Excellence Everywhere No Matter The Pitch Conditions
“Great bowlers do not think about the conditions. They only think of which weapons will work for them in unfavourable conditions,” Zaheer elaborated.
“He is a complete bowler. You think of the conditions in terms of when to use swing, seam, yorkers or slower ones, not in the mentality that ‘Oh, the conditions aren’t in our favour’,” he added.
Zaheer Khan, who lauded Bumrah, saying he will keep shattering records and well deserves the title of the world’s best fast bowler. Zaheer said that for top-class bowlers such as Bumrah, conditions don’t matter; he has got to work out how to get wickets even in unhelping conditions. Bumrah did the trick the team needed him to do as Bangladesh were dismissed for a mere 149 runs in their first innings which gave India an edge of 227 runs. He became the third Indian player who got a T20I hat-trick after Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath, Mohammed Shami, and Ishant Sharma with this victory.
