I called the BCCI and said I don’t want to be looked at in a leadership role: Bumrah
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah admitted that he was considered for the leadership role but gave up the opportunity as part of his workload management.
According to former India opener and domestic legend Wasim Jaffer, country’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah is currently the best T20I bowler in the world.
Jaffer on Saturday invited fans for a question-answer session and assured them of an honest reply.
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Hi guys, let’s do an #AskWasim today 4pm. Anything you want to ask me, fire away and I’ll try to give honest answers. pic.twitter.com/WKroXlr2EL
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— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 28, 2020
One of the fans asked the domestic legend, “Best Bowler in T20?”
To this, Jaffer replied: “At present, Jasprit Bumrah.”
At present, Jasprit Bumrah
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 28, 2020
Notably, number 2 ODI bowler Bumrah has been under the scanner post his return from a stress fracture. The bowler has not been at his usual best in the matches post his most recent injury.
Talking about Jaffer, the right-handed batsman announced his retirement from all forms of the game in early March this year. A veteran of 260 first-class games, Jaffer also played 31 Test matches and 2 ODIs for India. Having started off with Mumbai, the opener moved to Vidarbha before the 2015-16 season.
Playing for Vidarbha, while Jaffer became the first player to play in 150 Ranji Trophy games in 2019, he also had a brilliant run in the 2018-19 season, scoring 1037 runs at an average of 69.13 with four hundreds and a highest score of 206.
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