'Jasprit Bumrah is on par with Glenn McGrath when it comes to…': Stuart Broad

Jasprit Bumrah will be next seen during India’s test tour of England.

India’s top fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, is anticipated to play a significant role in the forthcoming five-match test series against England, which begins in Leeds on June 20.

He has been compared to the great Australian bowler Glenn McGrath for his ability to surprise batters with his deceptive pace and poised delivery stride. Renowned fast bowler Stuart Broad emphasized these qualities while pointing out Bumrah’s distinct style.

Jasprit Bumrah’s stride is similar to Glenn McGrath: Stuart Broad

Broad compared Bumrah with the legendary Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath in having the “most balanced delivery stride” in world cricket.

“He (Bumrah) jogs in, you will be thinking ‘this will be 70 miles an hour,’ and it hits you at 90, and you don’t get a real flow. When I faced Shoaib Akhtar, he sprinted in at a hundred miles an hour and delivered at a hundred miles an hour,” Broad said in the podcast ‘For the Love of Cricket,’ which also featured England batter Jos Buttler.

“You were ready, but Bumrah is so balanced in his run-up; it’s a short-stride pattern, so he never gets overstride and off balance. I look at Glenn McGrath, who had the most balanced delivery stride that I watched, and Bumrah is the same,” he added.

As part of workload management, head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar have announced that Bumrah is not anticipated to play all five tests of the series.

Burmah will take a “shedload of wickets” if he participates in all five matches of the series, which begins in Leeds on Friday, according to Broad, who retired in 2023 after taking 604 wickets from 167 test matches.

“It always felt like it was”—Jos Buttler on facing Jasprit Bumrah

Jos Buttler praised Jasprit Bumrah to the hilt and lauded him as the Indian touring team’s biggest star. He pointed out that batsmen encounter odd angles because of Bumrah’s distinct run-up and movement.

“I don’t think there’s a bigger star in that touring squad than Jasprit Bumrah,” Buttler said.

“For me as a right-hander, it always felt like it was coming in, but he could beat me on the outside, and you sort of find yourself in a horrible position, squared up and a bit of a sitting target. He is a superstar bowler, and that’s what you expect in international cricket. You are going to come up against great players, and certainly someone England will need to play well to have good success,” Buttler added.

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