New Delhi: Known for bamboozling the batters with his deceptive deliveries on the 22 yards, Ravichandran Ashwin also holds the prowess of stumping his opponents off the field with his witty remarks. Ashwin’s intelligence is reflected both in his on-field and off-field personalities.
Be it his batting, bowling, fielding, game awareness or his analysis of players and matches on his official YouTube channel, Ashwin always impresses with his sensible and logical reasoning.
In a recent video that is going viral on social media, Ashwin, on his Hindi Youtube Channel, backed Jasprit Bumrah against the trolls who have been posting negative comments on Bumrah for declaring himself as the “fittest” player in the team recently at an event. Ashwin said the Bumrah is the crown jewel of Indian cricket and he can say whatever he wants.
‘Bumrah is the crown jewel of India’
Ashwin termed Bumrah as the crown jewel and Kohinoor of Indian cricket and encouraged him to say whatever he wanted. He heaped more praise on the Indian pacer and said after Kapil Dev no Indian bowler has been bigger than Bumrah.
He also explained the difference between a fast bowler and other players by giving an interesting analogy.
‘Fast bowler is a tipper lorry’
“People want to say that he got injured, how is he the fittest cricketer? There is a lot of difference. One is a tipper lorry and one is a Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz can be driven carefully, it’s chauffeur-driven. Tipper Lorry has to move from north to south with so much load. Fast bowler ek Tipper Lorry hai (A fast bowler is a tipper lorry), they will break down. He has come back from a stress fracture and is bowling at 145 km/h. Give him credit,” Ashwin added.
Ravichandran Ashwin on Jasprit Bumrah’s recent statement on fitness.pic.twitter.com/IzrKvvFXCs
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Bumrah back to his best
Since his return from injury in August last year, Bumrah has been the leading wicket-taker across all formats with 83 wickets in 34 matches at an astonishing average of 15.43 and best bowling figures of 6/45.
With two five-wicket hauls, Bumrah bagged 20 wickets in 11 games at ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 at an average of 18.65. He continued his good form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 by picking up 20 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 16.80. He was named Player of the Tournament in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 for snaring 15 wickets in eight matches at an average of 11.86.
In the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, Bumrah bagged five wickets including a four-wicket-haul in the first innings. Ashwin, meanwhile, produced a performance for the ages after scoring a century in the first innings and bagging six wickets in Bangaldesh’s second innings as India claimed a massive 28-run win in the first Test at Chennai.
India and Bangladesh square off again in the second Test at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur starting on September 27, Friday.
After the two-Test series, India will take on New Zealand in a three-match home series before embarking on a gruelling tour to Australia for a five-match Border Gavaskar Test series. Rohit Sharma’s men are favourites to play their third successive World Test Championship final. After the Chennai Test win, the Asian giants strengthened their grip on the top of the WTC table.
Ravichandran Ashwin terms Jasprit Bumrah as the crown jewel of Indian cricket and encouraged him to say whatever he wants to say. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
