New Zealand Test Captain Tim Southee has praised India’s best pacer jasprit bumrah saying he has looked “even better than he was” before being sidelined for most of 2023 with a back injury.
Bumrah was at the forefront of India’s success in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United States and the Caribbean. The right-hander took 15 wickets in eight games and finished as the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
Bumrah averaged 8.26 with the ball in hand and conceded runs at an economical rate of just 4.17 runs per over. Even before the World Cup, Bumrah played a monumental role in helping India beat a spirited England side under the leadership of Ben Stokes at home earlier this year.
The 30-year-old played four of the five Tests during the Anthony de Mello Trophy and finished the series as the third-highest wicket-taker behind Tom Hartley and compatriot Ravichandran Ashwin with 19 wickets.
Bumrah took his wickets at a much better average (16.89) compared to the two leading wicket-takers and found success on wickets that had more in them for spinners compared to fast bowlers.
“He was able to recover from the serious injury and come back, which made him even better than before. Also, having to juggle multiple formats can also be difficult at times,” Southee was quoted as saying by PTI on the sidelines of the Ceat Cricket Rating Award ceremony on Wednesday.
“It seems like he’s been able to do it with ease as well. He’s probably more experienced, he understands his game a bit more. He probably had that period where he was injured to come back and recharge, refreshed.
“We are seeing a great version (of Bumrah) in all three formats. He is brilliant in all three at the moment. I don’t think there is anyone he is better at (than him), he is tremendous in all three (formats),” he said.
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