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IND vs SL 2022: Jasprit Bumrah is a game-changer, he is a showstopper – Aakash Chopra

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has showered praise on gun fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for his fine performance in the second Test match against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.

India defeated the tourists by a gargantuan margin of 238 runs in the second Test match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday to claim the series 2-0.

Bumrah played a key role in the team’s win as he scalped eight wickets in the Test match. The right-arm pacer returned with impressive bowling figures of 5-24 in the first innings, which was his first five-wicket haul in the Indian conditions.

Furthermore, the ace paceman had figures of 3-23 in the second innings as he was at his best with the pink ball. Bumrah was able to get the swing and also flummoxed the Sri Lankan batters with his accurate bouncers, yorkers, and slower balls.

Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube Channel, “Jasprit Bumrah – he doesn’t play at home, he plays very few matches at home but when he plays the pink-ball Test match, this guy is different. He makes things happen when nothing was happening. He is a game-changer, he is a showstopper.”

Bumrah has a plethora of deadly weapons in his repertoire and he knows which one to use at what stage of the match.

“He bowls at a speed of 140 kph, inswinger, outswinger, bouncer, yorker, slower one – I mean he is a complete bowler. We are generally a batting country, we admire batters a lot but Jassi jaisa koi nahin (there is no one like Jasprit), he makes it exciting for people wanting to see fast-bowling skills. He brings in anticipation about what he is going to do.”

Chopra added that it will be interesting to note how Bumrah’s workload will be managed by the team management.

“So many variations with that kind of control and that kind of speed, you don’t get that, he is that guy. It will be interesting how his workload is managed because you cannot play him all the matches, he is a national asset.”

The renowned commentator rated Bumrah as the best bowler in the world across all three formats of the game.

“He is the best bowler in the world across all formats. You might say Mitchell Starc took wickets in Karachi, he has done that now, Jasprit Bumrah is doing that daily and regularly in ODIs, T20s and Tests.”

Bumrah will now be seen playing for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

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