Archive photo of Jasprit Bumrah.©Twitter
Out-of-favour South African batsman Faf du Plessis picked four bowlers to root for in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Surprisingly, India’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah failed to make the list despite the South African star mentioned two Indian bowlers in it. . While du Plessis left out Bumrah, he picked Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav from the four bowlers. South African top horse Kagiso Rabada and New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult completed the list. Du Plessis added that the performance of all four bowlers will depend on the type of surface they play on.
“I think it depends on the wickets. If there is something in the wicket, someone like (Mohammed) Siraj who nibbles the ball a bit in both directions, and he tries to test the stump all the time,” Du Plessis said to Star Sports.
“(Trent) Boult and (Kagiso) Rabada, all those kind of guys will be extremely successful. But if there is a bit of spin in it, someone like Kuldeep (Yadav) has bowled very well in the last six months. Then he puts his tail up and gets one wicket, the next batsman comes in, he’s quite tricky to face his first few balls because he spins the ball both ways,” he added.
Both Kuldeep and Siraj are in sublime form for India, especially the fast bowler.
Siraj is certainly in the form of his life. He recently claimed a six-wicket haul in India’s 2023 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, which was also his best ODI figures.
While returning 6 for 21 in the summit clash, Siraj also equaled Chaminda Vaas’ record of five wickets in 16 balls in ODI cricket.
Talking about Kuldeep, the left-arm wrist spinner has made some improvements in his bowling, improving his wicket-taking skills. The bowler is very important in providing some crucial breakthroughs to India in the middle overs.
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