Former England captain Nasser Hussain praised Jasprit Bumrah as a genius, noting that his ability to confound batters reminds him of the legendary Shane Warne. He also wished that Bumrah would remain injury free in order to make the cricketing fraternity see his brilliance in the years to come. Underlining whu he is rated the best fast bowler in the world during the Day 3 play after demolishing Lucas and claiming a sublime five-wicket haul, handing India a slight upper hand in the first Test against England at Headingley, once again on Thursday.
Nasser Hussain’s Statement
“Hopefully he stays injury free and we talk about him for years to come. There are two brilliant things to watch in cricket — a wrist spinner like Shane Warne bamboozling batters and a genuine fast bowler like Bumrah bamboozling batters,” Hussain said on Sky Sports.
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“He is absolute genius. That is the only word for him. You wouldn’t want to replicate him, you wouldn’t want to say to young boys and girls to go replicate this run-up or this action.
“He knows what he is doing, he has perfected an art and he is going to be a thorn in England’s side — not for five Tests, maybe three. In those three Test matches he is going to take a shed load of wickets,” Hussain added.
Highlights Of Day 3 Of England Vs India 1st Test
KL Rahul chipped in with the composed 47 not out with the five wickets of Jasprit Bumrah to push India to a majority in the alliance match with England at Stumps at Leeds on Sunday. Bumrah also bowled 5/83 to dismiss the Three Lions all out on 465 runs as the Indians took the lead by six runs. Ollie Pope has made 106 runs Harry Brook made 99. Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj claimed three and two wickets respectively in the context of India. India fell cheap in the second innings when Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) was dismissed but Rahul and Sai Sudharsan were able to pull the team out of the ditch through 66 runs partnership. At the end of the day, India had won the lead of 96 to 90 with 2.
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