Ahead of the IND vs AUS 3rd Test in Gabba, former Australia Cricket captain Geg Chappell has heaped huge praises for Jasprit Bumrah. The former Aussie great has claimed Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts are the greatest bowlers that he has faced. But he also claimed Jasprit Bumraj has the best traits of both the greats combined.
Chappell went on to explain that pacers are the architects of chaos. And in modern cricket, he only loves and admires India Cricket Team speedster Jasprit Bumrah. The Aussie great also shared great admiration for South African speedster Kagiso Rabada.
Combination of traits of Lille and Andy Roberts?
Dennis Lille and Andr Roberts are highly acclaimed by all to be one of the best pacers of all time in cricketing history. Greg Chappell has said that he has faced both of these greats. But Bumrah is different from these two icons.
“Lillee was a warrior, combining raw aggression with psychological prowess. His ability to make it hard for batsmen to score runs with his probing line and length, allied to his guile and determination, made him the champion that he was,” Greg Chappel wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Chappel claimed that though Bumrah is not over-aggressive, his unique ability to ace every yorker with the release point and trajectory makes him lethal and precise just like the Lille.
“Bumrah, though less overtly combative, channels Lillee’s ability to unsettle batsmen. His deadly yorkers and disconcerting bounce – especially with his unorthodox release point and trajectory – echo Lillee’s capacity to dictate terms. Bumrah’s quiet intensity and precision make him a nightmare, much like Lillee’s unrelenting aggression,” he added.
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“Andy Roberts, the original mastermind of the West Indies’ fast-bowling quartet, combined pace with strategic brilliance. His ability to set batsmen up – switching from brutal short balls to devastating yorkers – earned him 202 wickets at an average of 25.61,” Chappell wrote.
Andy Roberts was one of the quartets of West Indies’ iconic four alongside Michael Holding, Joel Garner, and Malcolm Marshall. Chappell went on to explain that Roberts was extremely cerebral with his pace and variations. Roberts had the unique ability to switch from short balls to yorkers in a flash.
“Bumrah shares Roberts’ cerebral approach. Both bowlers use subtle variations to outfox batsmen, relying on strategy rather than brute force. Bumrah’s spell in the 2018 Boxing Day Test against Australia – culminating in 6-33 – was a modern echo of Roberts’ game-changing bursts,” Chappell concluded.
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