Bumrah can burn opposition with pace: Jeff Thomson

In his prime, his USP was raw pace that terrorised batsmen across the globe and no wonder Jeff Thomson is impressed with Jasprit Bumrah’s ability to “burn opposition with raw pace”.

Bumrah has been rated as the world’s best bowler by SachinTendulkar and the legendary Dennis Lillee’s former new ball partner’s wordsonly add to the Gujarat slinger’s exponentially growing reputation.

   

“Bumrah is really good. He is someone, more that he hasbowled, the better he has got. That’s how it should work,” Thomson, theworld’s fastest bowler in the 1970s alongside Malcolm Marshall, told PTI duringan interaction.

“He has got raw pace to burn opposition as and when hewants to but he mixes it up. And he is awkward too to read. I haven’t seenbatsmen reading him well. He is unorthodox and that’s what makes himdifferent,” said Thomson.

According to Thomson, Bumrah, along with Kagiso Rabada, willbe the two bowlers to watch out for as they can put their hand up and respondto situations.

Talking about pace bowling, Thomson is a touch worried aboutMitchell Starc’s form but agreed that the left-arm quick would be a vital cogin Australia’s wheel.

“I hope Mitchell Starc is on song during World Cup asof late he has been all over the shop like last summer,” Thomson saidabout Australia’s senior most pacer.

However, given his quality and ability to run throughopposition sides, Thomson is confident that he will find form.

“Starc, if he can bowl well can be as good as anybodyin the world. He is a precious man. He needs to bowl quick and at the same timebe accurate. He gave too much away in the past,” he added.

Thomson, however, is not happy that Josh Hazlewood is not inthe bowling unit even though it seems quite decent.

“Pat Cummins is not a problem in my books. He has talent. We don’t have Hazlewood but he could have been there. Still I would say our bowling attack is pretty good,” he added. Thomson’s interaction was arranged by Powersportz, which launched its programming grid for the 2019 World Cup.

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