Damien Fleming, IND vs AUS: Former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming (Damien Fleming) Has made a big announcement. Damien Fleming has talked about the bowler whom he considers to be the second Wasim Akram of world cricket. In fact, while talking to Sydney Morning Herald, former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming has compared Jasprit Bumrah with the world's greatest fast bowler Wasim Akram. Damien Fleming has become a fan of Jasprit Bumrah's bowling. He has even given him a new nickname 'Terminator' for his ability to take advantage of the weaknesses of the batsmen. Fleming said that “Bumrah's ability to execute his bowling makes him a different bowler”.
Speaking to Sydney Morning Herald, Fleming said Bumrah (Damien Fleming on Jasprit Bumrah) and compared the Indian fast bowler to Wasim Akram and Jeff Thomson. Bumrah took 8 wickets in the first test against Australia and played an important role in helping India win by 295 runs. Bumrah was selected against as the player of the match. So far, Bumrah has taken 181 wickets in 41 Test matches and his average is more than 20. He always keeps planning the next move against the batsmen.
Fleming said, “Not only does he have a lot of variations in bowling, but he also executes them very well. Bumrah's run-ups are reminiscent of Akram and Thomson.” The former Australian bowler spoke on his YouTube. Hui further said, “The run-up gives the bowler 60 percent pace and 40 percent comes from the bowling action… But Bumrah is different because he gets 30 percent pace from his run-up and 40 percent from his bowling action. 70 percent of the pace comes from action. When you face Brett Lee, Waqar Younis or Shoaib Akhtar, you know they will bowl fast and you play the ball.
The former bowler further added, “But when you bat against bowlers like Wasim Akram, Jeff Thomson or Bumrah, you are not prepared because the run-up is short and you do not know what kind of bat you will face next. Bumrah is a great bowler.
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