BGT 2024-25: Find with whom Justin Langer compares Jasprit Bumrah!
Xtra Time Web Desk: Former Australia head coach Justin Langer has compared Jasprit Bumrah to Wasim Akram and also said that he would have hated to face Bumrah in his playing days.
Speaking ahead of the Boxing Day Test match, Langer delivered high words for Bumrah as he said, “I would hate to face him. He is like Wasim Akram. For me, he is a right-hand version of Wasim Akram, and every time I am asked the question ‘Who is the best bowler you have ever faced’, I say, Wasim Akram,"
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He further added, "They have got good pace and the great bowlers just hit the same spot every time, and they have got a good bouncer, so it makes them a bloody nightmare. He has got the ability to swing the ball both ways, his seam is literally picture perfect."
“If you present a perfect seam and it comes perfectly out of the fingers as it does with him, you get the double whammy, swing in the right conditions and if it hits the rope it can go either way. That’s what Akram used to do and was a nightmare to face," he added.
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“I would hate to face Bumrah. He’s a great competitor, he bowls good pace and he’s just awesome. I said at the start of the series, if Bumrah stays fit, it is going to be a really tough summer for the Australian batters, if he doesn’t, then I think Australia will win the series easily, and I still maintain that," Langer concluded.
The series is standing drew with 1-1 scoreline between India and Australia. Both the teams will be back in action soon and would like to take the lead keeping the qualification scenario for the finals of World Test Championship in mind.
