‘You won’t get a bigger brand ambassador’: Irfan Pathan is all praise for Jasprit Bumrah

There’s hardly any doubt that Jasprit Bumrah is one of the best fast bowlers in the world. and remains so, despite sustaining a few serious injuries in the years gone by. He had even missed major chunk of 2023 action after a back surgery, and there were doubts raised over his Test career.

But he has more than answered them, with his 12 wickets in two Tests in the recent series against South Africa, where he also emerged as the Player of the Series. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was might impressed with Bumrah, and said, if every team got a bowler like him, Test cricket would only grow.

“If you are prioritizing red-ball cricket even after surgery, you won’t get a bigger brand ambassador than him in bowling. If every country gets a bowler like Jasprit Bumrah, Test cricket will keep flourishing,” said Pathan on Star Sports.

Meanwhile, Bumrah played an instrumental role in India winning the second Test at Cape Town, where he ended with eight wickets, and picked up six alone, in the second. He became the bowler with second-most fifers for India in SENA countries.