Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar praised Jasprit Bumrah for his match-defining performance against New Zealand in the third T20I of the five-match series in Guwahati, calling the right-arm pacer ‘the best’.
Speaking on the Star Sports Network as quoted by NDTV Sports, Gavaskar said that Bumrah’s four overs are extremely difficult to tackle for the opposition.
“Jasprit Bumrah, I mean, like earlier in the show Simon Doull referred to the fact that when Bumrah is in the team, it becomes a 16-overs game for a batting side. And that is exactly how it was, three wickets for just 17 runs. Incredible bowler. The best, the best, the best, the best, the best,” he said.
Bumrah was brought back into the side for the third T20I after being rested in the previous game and was handed a different role. Generally, he takes up the responsibility with the new ball, but in yesterday’s game he came on later as Hardik Pandya took the new ball along with Harshit Rana.
Bumrah struck on his first ball of the match, getting Tim Seifert cleaned up. India’s premier fast bowler picked up his second wicket in his third over when he bowled Kyle Jamieson. His final victim of the day was New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner, who was caught off his bowling. The 32-year-old finished with figures of 3/17 at an economy rate of 4.20 and was adjudged the Player of the Match.
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