Forget the spin! Bumrah’s pace is India’s new weapon

Ready to uncoil: Bumrah’s gentle run-up explodes at the crease as he unleashes the ball

PRINGLE’s VIEWPOINT

Unconventional he may be, but Jasprit Bumrah has thrown doubt into England’s top-order as the series comes to light
If England ever wished for a bowler like Jasprit Bumrah, following his demolition of them in their second innings at Trent Bridge, then they should wish on. No player with a quirky action like his would get as far as the Under-11s let alone the national Test team, so prescriptive is the nature of most coaching in this country.
Bumrah, 24, is unusu...

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