Jasprit Bumrah completely destroyed Australia in Perth, his unique action continuing to befuddle Australia's best batters. It's what is putting him on the path to greatness.
It's an enigma that few Australia n batters have managed to crack. For that matter, few batters around the world.Then, after a noticeable bob of his torso to spark up the energy to enter a trot, 10 or so more steps follow at something closer to a canter.
The principle reason Bumrah can generate so much extra pace than might be expected is down to the rubbery hyperextension of his elbow, which appears as much as 20 degrees or even more from the perpendicular.As a result, Bumrah releases the ball over his straight and braced front leg far closer to the batter than someone with an orthodox action — Indian TV station Sony Liv analysed his release point and noted it was 48cm closer to the batter than a ball released by West Indian quick Kemar Roach.
"I'm sure there's something in that release point, that's significant to his action. It's something a lot people can't do. I'm certainly not going to go try it. I'd probably snap."Using his incredible supple wrists, Bumrah utilises a whippy action to impart an enormous amount of backspin on the ball, distorting its flight and changing where it should pitch based on its point of delivery when compared to a "normal" quick.
In terms of players to have made their Test debuts after 2000, South Africa's Kagiso Rabada is the closest comparison to Bumrah, having taken 313 wickets at an average of 21.49. Bumrah's success so far has travelled wherever he has played. He has multiple five-wicket hauls in every country he has played in barring New Zealand, where he has played in just two Test matches to date.
It is very likely that Bumrah is the best pace bowler to tour Australia since Ambrose last strode Down Under with the West Indies in 1997. He has so far outperformed the likes of Steyn and Jimmy Anderson in Test matches played in Australia, albeit in a smaller sample size. Don't think that just because the Adelaide Test is a day-nighter things will get any easier for Australia's beleaguered batters though — Bumrah's pink ball Test wickets come at an average of 14.50 and a strike rate of 31.8.Due to being a late-bloomer, Bumrah is unlikely to finish among the top 10 all-time Test wicket-takers, unless he's able to emulate Anderson by playing well into his 30s.
Steyn, who is widely considered the best paceman of his generation, took 211 wickets in his first 41 Tests at an average of 23.13.
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