Former Indian dough Sanjay Manjrekar attracted a significant comparison between Jasprit Bumrah and legendary Sir Richard Hadlee, who appreciated the rare ability of the Indian stimulus to produce goals even on the most amazing playgrounds.
“We have seen four hundred in the match so far – three from India and one of England – but which Bowler was really strange? It’s just Bumhrah for me,” Manjrekar said at Jiohotstar. “Just the ability to produce a goal every time he came into the attack is what stands out.”
He drew a noble but catheter parallel, Manjrekar added: “One pitch that comes to mind, someone with such an impact is Sir Richard Hadle. He played for the New Zealand team with a relatively weaker attack, but every time I came around the corner corner.
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Manjrekar was particularly impressed by Bumhrah’s magic late on the day against Ollie Pope, whose undefeated 116 led England at 209 for 3 on the stump 2. India, formerly on the day, published 471 in 113 overs-Overstelo SHUBMAN GILL’s best 147 and Rishabh Pand’s brilliant 134. England looked like under.
“With hundreds of Ollie Pope, it was Bumhrah for me in the finals. Just look at the guy – the kind of goal he chose on such a pitch,” Manjrekar said. “During the World Cricket World Championship, we saw how he got to another league from the rest of the quick pitchmakers, and here he does it again. The release came with such imbalance, and that’s something Bumhrah can produce.
While the Pope flourished after a cautious start – expanded his ninth trial century with 13 borders – Bumrah provided a breakthrough and Duckett made one chop one on his stumps after the couple added 122 for the other goal. The Pope had early retaliation at 60, when Bumrah bordered in the last session, but the Indian fast continued to explore with persistent accuracy.
Just before the end of the game, Bumrah almost hit again. He had Harry Brook, who maxims move into the middle goal, just to repeat, showing that he crossed the third non-Míč from the end. However, the delivery emphasized the Bumhrahovo deceptive vessel.
“The final, when Harry Brook tried to survive, became a clean drama,” Manjrekar thought. “We witnessed the genius Bumrah when he made him pull a short ball that he did not use at all. The settings were brilliant – delivery after giving birth outside the stump – and then it came a surprising ejector. Nowhere in his mind Harry Brook would expect.
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
June 22, 2025
Tune
