Cricket World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah definitely has better control with the new ball than myself, says Wasim Akram | Cricket-world-cup News

Former Pakan captains Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq lauded India’s pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami after their impressive performances against England in Lucknow on Sunday. Akram has showered praise on Bumrah and said the Indian bowler a complete bowler.
“He is the best in the world right now. Top of the ladder! The control, the pace, the variations, just a complete bowler. A treat to watch,” Akram told the A Sports.

“With the new ball, to get this kind of movement on this kind of pitch … pace, carry, follow-through… you name it he’s a complete bowler,” he added.
Akram also explained what make Bumrah so lethal and why he has better control with the new ball than him.
“When Bumrah is bowling to a left-hander from around the wicket and hits the ball on the seam… And when he’s bowling from wide of the crease, the batter will think the ball is coming inside.
“He will play for that angle, but the ball hits the pitch and moves away rather than coming in. Most of the time, you are going to be beaten.
“When I used to bowl outswingers like that to right-handed batters with the new ball, sometimes I couldn’t control the ball also. But Bumrah definitely has better control with the new ball than myself,” Wasim said with a smile.
“The length where he bowls with the new ball is what creates uncertainty for the batters.”
“Bumrah ka ek hi ilaaj hai uspe pressure daalne: uske spikes chori karlo. Aur koi hal nahi hai (There’s only one way to put pressure on Bumrah. Steal his bowling spikes. There’s no other cure),” joked Wasim.
Former Pakan skipper Misbah too heaped praise on Bumrah. He said: “Besides the swing, the line and length of his balls is at a spot that the batter has no chance.”
Akram also said the Pakani bowlers should learn from Bumrah and play more Test matches.
“Why Bumrah is more lethal than Pakan bowlers, because he plays more Test cricket, while our bowlers they don’t play in the longer format enough,” said Akram.
If it was Bumrah, who set the tone for India againg England but it was Shami’s opening spell 4-1-5-2 that knocked them down. Mohammed Shami, who bagged a five-wicket haul against New Zealand in Dharamsala took four more wickets against England.
“What a World Cup Shami is having! Look at how on every ball the seam hits the deck,” Akram said.
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“If I look at it as a batter, you can manage to negotiate swing! You can see the ball leaving the hand. You have a dance of 20 metres to figure out what you want to do and how to react.
“But a seam bowler is making the ball move from five metres away! the time the ball bounces, you have already moved into the line of the ball when the ball just moves suddenly from the seam.
“You have very limited time to make a decision. The ball can beat either edge of my bat. His ball seems to double its speed from the pitch!”