Xtra Time Web Desk: Allan Donald of South Africa who was known as the “White lightening” compliments the 28 year old, Jasprit Bumrah ‘great’ across all formats.
Allan Donald has opened up about why he rates Bumrah among the top two pacers in the world at the moment, calling the 28-year-old a great across formats.
“Two blokes who I would keep at the top across all formats are (Kagiso) Rabada and Bumrah. But the one who would stand out in terms of all formats is Bumrah. His adaptability to all formats is just crazy and everyone talks about him. He has sublime skills in all formats of the game,” Donald told The Telegraph.
“I was watching him bowl the other day. Especially how he delivers the ball after a stuttering run-up and releases the ball is simply crazy. He has got a magnificent wrist turn-over that no one else has presently in the game. It just can’t go wrong for him.” He further said.
Donald would often talk about batters every now and then during his playing days. He feels Bumrah has similar traits as him, whom he addressed the master of the yorker. Calling Bumrah a gun bowler, Donald said the India quick is a sure-shot pick in his XI in all three formats.
“His ability to bowl yorkers any time in all formats also stands out. He also knows when to bowl that yorker in Test cricket. He’s an absolute gun for me in all formats.”
“I don’t think I’ve seen such steel in a young fast bowler. When he first came on to the scene, I thought, ‘Wow! This guy has got real pace’. And now, he’s one guy whom I would always have in my team across formats,” Donald said.