Shaheen Shah Afridi, the Pakistani left-arm pacer, really likes Jasprit Bumrah, India’s top bowler. Shaheen thinks Bumrah is perfect, 10 out of 10. He believes Bumrah, 31, is the best bowler right now.
In a video, Shaheen said he rated Bumrah so high because of how he swings the ball, how accurate he is and how much experience he has. Shaheen was Pakistan’s T20 captain. He said Bumrah is the best because of his skills.
Since he started playing for India in 2016 against Australia, Bumrah has become a great bowler in all formats of the game. His stats are mind blowing.
Bumrah, 31, was the key to India’s T20 World Cup win in 2024. He took 15 wickets in 8 games and was the Player of the Series.
In the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah played all 5 games against Australia and took 32 wickets. He ended 2024 as the top wicket taker and won ICC awards for Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year.
After missing the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a back injury, Bumrah returned in the IPL 2025 in April and then played the first Test against England.
In the first game at Headingley in Leeds from June 20 to 24, Bumrah bowled a lot and took 5 wickets for 83 runs.
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This made him the first Asian bowler to get 150 wickets in South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia. He also equalled Kapil Dev’s record for most 5 wicket hauls for India in away Test matches.
Bumrah will miss the second game against England at Edgbaston but will play the third game at Lord’s from July 10 to 14.