Bumrah needs to be tried in Test matches

[Stan AF]

@express bowling

 

Like we have a topic on fab 4 of test batting it's time to start a Fab 4 of test bowling. I nominate Rabada, Cummins, Bumrah and Archer.

 

All are of similar age groups (24-26) and have impressive performances and are expected to lead their bowling attacks soon.

[express bowling]

Bumrah ...  nasty bouncers

 

 

Harris falls down after a hit on the helmet

 

https://www.sonyliv.com/details/cool moments/5980092139001/Bumrah-Tests-Harris-With-A-Nasty-Bouncer---Australia-vs-India---16th-December,-2018

 

 

 

Deadly Bouncer to Maxwell

 

https://www.iplt20.com/video/94954/oh-shoot-bumrah-fires-one-into-maxwell

 

 

 

Hits Elgar on the head

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/1134522.html

 

 

[express bowling]

36 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

@express bowling

 

Like we have a topic on fab 4 of test batting it's time to start a Fab 4 of test bowling. I nominate Rabada, Cummins, Bumrah and Archer.

 

All are of similar age groups (24-26) and have impressive performances and are expected to lead their bowling attacks soon.

 

 

Would be nice.

 

Please start a thread since it is your idea.

[Hakuna Matata]

Just gone through old posts. Seems like people really underestimated him, few already called him unfit for tests even though he didn't do anything wrong. So, it's better we stop judging players by watching 2 or 3 matches. 

[express bowling]

An exceptional article by Cricviz analysing Bumrah's bowling.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news18.com/cricketnext/amp/news/india-vs-australia-cricviz-analysis-what-makes-bumrah-so-good-1988923.html

 

 

Salient features ----

 

--  The foundation of Bumrah’s excellence is the uniqueness of his bowling action. Despite a very short run up Bumrah generates extreme pace from an explosive action of whirring, hyperextending arms finishing with an atypical release point. Bumrah is known as being exceptionally difficult to read from the hand and this is because to right-handers the ball is delivered from an extremely wide position on the crease and to left-handers when bowling round the wicket from an extremely tight position on the crease.  Batsmen simply aren’t used to facing balls released from where Bumrah lets them go

 

--  False shots induced in 2018 ..   24 %  (  2nd best in world  )

 

--  % of deliveries over 140 kph in 2018  ..  46 %  ( Joint 3rd best in the world   )

 

--  75  deliveries above 150 kph in 2018. (  Cricviz says that is express pace  )

 

--  Unlike Starc and Gabriel, Bumrah’s extreme pace does not compromise his accuracy. In 2018 Bumrah pitched 64% of his deliveries on a good length, 63% on a good line and 42% on a good line and a good length. That is very accurate bowling.

 

--  The last major factor in Bumrah’s scintillating package is movement - both in the air and off the pitch. 

 

--   Seam movement, the more dangerous of the two forms of lateral movement because it happens later, is Bumrah’s main weapon. In 2018 only five bowlers got a higher proportion of their deliveries to deviate by a ‘large’ degree off the pitch than Bumrah’s 37% - a figure which means one in three of his deliveries seam by more than 0.75°, the danger threshold when batting averages for all players drops below 20.

 

--  In addition to Bumrah’s remarkable skillset he appears to be intelligent bowler and a quick learner.

 

--  A breakdown of Bumrah’s Test wickets illustrates the variety of his threat. Full, good, short, in-swing, out-swing, in-seam, out-seam, slower balls - Bumrah has it all.

Full.               17

Good.           12

Short.           19

Inswing.       13

Outswing.    10

In seam.       17

Out seam.    17

Slower.           2

[Jimmy Cliff]

Already has more match-winning 5-fers than any other pacer in India's Test history*.

 

LINK

 

*not counting games against ZIM/BANG/AFG obviously.

 

[express bowling]

18 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Already has more match-winning 5-fers than any other pacer in India's Test history*.

 

LINK

 

*not counting games against ZIM/BANG/AFG obviously.

 

 

This is amazing. !

[Jimmy Cliff]

1 minute ago, express bowling said:

 

This is amazing. !

Amazing for Bumrah but kinda sad for the others. I was surprised to find Kapil and Zak had only 3 5-fers in a match-winning cause against the Top 7 sides. 

[express bowling]

Bumrah  takes  5 wickets for only 7 runs in the 2nd innings of the 1st test vs  WI.

 

Amazing swing and seam bowling at lively pace.

 

He was consistently targeting the top of off stump and moving the ball both ways. Swinging the ball late.

 

Rarely seen an Indian fast bowler with such amazingly destructive figures.

 

 

 

 

[express bowling]

Just now, Jimmy Cliff said:

Amazing for Bumrah but kinda sad for the others. I was surprised to find Kapil and Zak had only 3 5-fers in a match-winning cause against the Top 7 sides. 

 

The inability to sustain pace for multiple sessions or the inability to hit the deck hard and extract life out of pitches for sufficient lengths of time, played a big part in the mediocrity of the Indian seamers of 1984 to 2010. ( Srinath being the only exception )

 

This is the biggest change we are seeing in Bumrah, Shami and Ishant in the last few years. They are getting to the ball to fly through even in the last session of the day or while bowling long spells.  

 

And this will result in more five-fers and six-fers in the coming days.

[Mosher]

Now that Bumrah has perfected the outswinger he has become even more lethal. His angle with the ball coming in and then the late swing away makes it unplayable. He has become a complete bowler now.

Edited August 26, 2019 by Mosher

[express bowling]

Bumrah's  5 for 7

 

https://www.sonyliv.com/details/skills/6076991121001/Bumrah-Scythes-Through-West-Indian-Line-Up---India-Tour-Of-West-Indies---25th-August,-2019

[Jimmy Cliff]

10 minutes ago, Mosher said:

Now that Bumrah has perfected the outswinger he has become even more lethal. His angle with the ball coming in and then the late swing away makes it unplayable. He has become a complete bowler now.

Man if he can bowl the outswinger at will with his natural angle coming in, God help the RHBs across the world. Srinath could only manage the ball that could hold it's line later on his career and looked unplayable at times.

[express bowling]

BUMRAH

 

Tests.      11

 

Wickets.  55

 

Wickets per match.    5

 

Average.     20.64

 

Strike rate.  46.76

 

ER.     2.65

 

5-fers.    4

 

Fastest Ball.    153.3  kph

 

 

Edited August 26, 2019 by express bowling

[msb1991]

Fantastic Test bowler. Long spells, good pace, good swing, good bouncer, yorker, slower ball, great accuracy - total package. 

[The Dark Horse]

Great call @express bowling 

He has developed a great outswinger now

[vvvslaxman]

He is defying odds. His action always bothered me. Also he has improved as a bowler. He didn't have these outswingers when he started out.

[Vk1]

Wasim Akram always says to bowl the  top of off stump ball as the  stock delivery.. Bumrah seems to have mastered that 

 

[Vilander]

20 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Man if he can bowl the outswinger at will with his natural angle coming in, God help the RHBs across the world. Srinath could only manage the ball that could hold it's line later on his career and looked unplayable at times.

not sure if he will do this with SG but even with Duke it was super impressive.

[express bowling]

The kind of accuracy that Bumrah maintains at very high speeds has been impressive for the last 2 years.

 

But the accuracy that he was able to maintain with significant movement both ways, is simply stupendous !

 

Most pacers are not able to hit that many deliveries at the top of off stump while bowling ramrod straight or at their normal pace  ... and Bumrah does it with extra pace and / or movement.  Wow !