Australia fast bowling legend Brett Lee has even called Jasprit Bumrah one of the most complete bowlers in the world currently and feels only the Indian pace spearhead is executing yorkers consistently right now.
Currently in USA as part of India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad, Bumrah has shed some light on how he added the lethal delivery to his armoury while growing up.
“So I played a lot of tennis-ball, rubber-ball cricket when I was growing up,” Bumrah told ICC. “I used to play a lot with my friends in summer camps. And on summer vacations. Or whenever you used to get a lot of time.”
“So when I was a kid, I used to think that this is the only way to get wickets. Because I was a fan of fast bowling. I was really fascinated by what I saw on the television. So I tried to replicate that,” he added.
Bumrah feels that ‘repetition’ is the secret to bowling yorkers and even today, he keeps practicing it.
“Is it (tennis-ball cricket) a secret (to bowling yorkers) or not? I don’t know. But repetition surely is. Because I have kept this delivery. I still practice it. I keep on practicing it. Because every skill that you develop, you have to practice it and make it stronger. So I think a combination of both would be the answer,” the 30-year-old said.
