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Ravi Shastri's High-Praise For Jasprit Bumrah, Draws Parallel With Shane Warne

India's Jasprit Bumrah (X.com)India's Jasprit Bumrah (X.com)

Former India player and head coach, Ravi Shastri has heaped praises on the 'eighth wonder of the world' Jasprit Bumrah for his excellence with the ball and his mastermind.

Bumrah, who has been the backbone of the Indian bowling line-up, has time and again received appreciation and admiration from all nooks and corners of the game for his mind-blowing skill with the ball.

The 30-year-old was adjudged 'Player of the Tournament' for his 15 wickets at an average of 8.26 and Ravi Shastri compared his greatness to former greats like the late Shane Warne, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.

Ravi Shastri On Jasprit Bumrah

"Very few have done it (change the flow of the game). I thought Wasim (Akram) and Waqar (Younis) had it in their prime when they played white-ball cricket. Shane Warne had it where he could literally tell the ball, go there, pitch there, hit leg stump," Shastri said.

"People who are on top of the game have that ability. I think Bumrah had that in this World Cup," he added.

Bumrah also bowled a game-changing spell against South Africa in the final at Barbados, conceding just four runs in the 16th over before getting rid of the dangerous power-hitter Marco Jansen to take the fight out of the rivals in the chase of 176.