Legendary cricketer Wasim Akram, while lavishing huge praise on India's premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, also addressed the growing comparisons between him & the current World's best fast bowler. Fans, critics, & experts have always drawn parallels between the two pacers from different eras, though such comparisons won't do justice as the game has evolved a lot over time. However, these comparisons between the two iconic pacers still persist, mainly due to they grab massive headlines.
The cricketer-turned-expert addressed the recent talks about him being compared to Bumrah, as he saluted the pacer for his consistency, but he firmly stated that drawing parallels between cricketers from the 90s and the current time is pretty unfair.
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“Jasprit Bumrah is a wonderful bowler. He has an odd action, has pace, and credit to the Indian cricket board for the way they manage him and their mindset. Comparisons between the 90s and now are impossible. He is right-handed, and I am a left-armer. We keep social media debates—Begano ki Shadi Mein Abdullah Deewana. Neither I care nor he cares. They are fighting among themselves. He is a modern-day great. I was in my era. I did my job. He is a very impressive bowler, I must say,” said Akram on GEOTV’s Haarna Mana Hai show.
Varun Aaron addresses Akram-Bumrah comparison debate
On the other hand, former India pacer Varun Aaron spoke on the hot Akram-Bumrah debate, hailing India superstar for his phenomenal success in overseas conditions. The expert also hailed Bumrah for his stupendous achievement of going past the Pakistani legend's wicket tally n the SENA countries, calling it proof of his extraordinary class.
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“Calling him a genius would be an understatement. He has now gone past Wasim Akram in terms of wickets taken in SENA countries. That says it all for me because Wasim was arguably the best fast bowler to walk the face of the earth—and Bumrah is pretty much the same, if not better,” Aaron chipped in on the same show.
The Indian speedster will next be seen in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 tournament, starting on September 09, where he will be spearheading India's pace attack. This will also mark his return in T20Is after playing the T20 World Cup final in 2024.
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