Where do you rate Jasprit Bumrah among Asian fast bowlers (Tests)?

[Migara]

Where do you rate Jasprit Bumrah among Asian fast bowlers (Tests)? Average wise he is right up there with Imran, Wasim and Waqar. However his career is yet to finish.

 

[honestbharani]

Very silly to rate him already.

 

[Himannv]

I think he's quite slim in comparison.

 

[Slifer]

Very silly to rate him already.

This.

 

[Himannv]

All jokes aside, I think he can be rated in limited over formats where I think he’s been one of the best for a good while now.

 

[Jack1]

Hard to gauge him compared to the three Pakistan bowlers because of longevity. But his wpm and average are extremely good. You’d have to say without question better than Kapil Dev. Start of his test career he seemed almost a lock for atg level fast bowler , but after some injuries his level has dropped - something he needs to try to solve because he average is rising towards 25 pretty sharpish . Have to wait and see because of that.

 

[akilana]

Very silly to rate him already.

Why not? I have seen enough to rate him. He’s better than McGrath.

 

[smash84]

Hard to gauge him compared to the three Pakistan bowlers because of longevity. But his wpm and average are extremely good. You’d have to say without question better than Kapil Dev. Start of his test career he seemed almost a lock for atg level fast bowler , but after some injuries his level has dropped - something he needs to try to solve because he average is rising towards 25 pretty sharpish . Have to wait and see because of that.

Not sure this is accurate. It is slowly rising towards 25, but he did really well in the last match in England.

 

[Gob]

His biggest challenge is bowling at home as weird as it sounds

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I think he narrowly edges past Rubel Hossain

 

[ataraxia]

I mean he's definitely well below the Pakistani trio, so that must've been why there are two votes for that option.

 

[Flem274*]

He's definitely shown he can be as good, but even within his career to date there have been some strong ups and downs.

He's the best quick India have ever had.

 

[Line and Length]

I wonder if, at the end of his career, his figures will stack up against Dev.

 

[Flem274*]

I wonder if, at the end of his career, his figures will stack up against Dev.

He doesn't have time to make the pure output. He's 27 years old and plays in the 3 format and bowler resting era for a side who will always pick 2-3 spinners at home.

I do expect him to take 250+ wickets at a very, very good average.

 

[Burgey]

I think he's fantastic. One of the best bowlers in the world and the best quick India has ever produced. I hope he can stay on the park long enough for his career stats to reflect that, because he's plainly a superior bowler to Kapil in terms of what he brings (not dissing Kapil, who was amazing, just Bumrah is better). He won't get to Kapil's wicket taking level, but he's ****ing awesome.

 

[Burgey]

He’s better than McGrath.

This is a bad take.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah definitely better than Kapil, not even a question. Will have to do what he's doing for another 5 years to start being compared to Wasim, Waqar or Imran though.

This is a bad take.

First time seeing an akilana post?

 

[Starfighter]

"Bumbrah"

 

[cnerd123]

clearly not important enough for people to spell his name correctly in thread titles smh

 

[Slifer]

Imo, if I were india, for the sake of his longevity I'd rest him in tests vs the easier/lesser teams: WI, Ban and SL (at home only).