WasimAkram praises JaspritBumrah while dismissing comparisons

Akram was all praises for Bumrah, but he also noted that drawing parallels between players of today and from the 90s isn’t realistic.

Former Pakistani great WasimAkram recently heaped praises on India’s star bowler JaspritBumrah. However, he even pointed out that drawing parallels between players of today and those from the 90s isn’t realistic. Fans, broadcasters and experts often draw comparisons between legends from different eras, but Akram feels such comparisons are unfair.

WasimAkram dismisses comparisons and heaps praise on Bumrah.

Speaking on GEOTV’s HaarnaMana Hai show, WasimAkram said, “JaspritBumrah 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—BeganokiShadi 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.”

Varun Aaron also hails Bumrah.

Former pacer Varun Aaron weighed in on the Bumrah-Akram comparisons, hailing the Indian star’s brilliance in overseas conditions. Aaron highlighted Bumrah’s remarkable feat of surpassing WasimAkram’s wicket tally in SENA countries and called it proof of its extraordinary class. On the same show, Aaron said, “Calling him a genius would be an understatement. He has now gone past WasimAkram 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.”