Former Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming praised Jasprit Bumrah for his outstanding performance in the T20 World Cup. Bumrah returned with impressive figures of 4-15 in his quota of four overs and was awarded Player of the Match after India registered a comprehensive 96-run win the Kiwis.

The gun fast bowler took 14 wickets in the tournament at an average of 12.43 and a splendid economy rate of 6.21, which was the best for any bowler. The ace pacer was able to outfox the New Zealand batters with his slower deliveries in the summit clash at Ahmedabad.

Fleming compared Bumrah’s slower ball with a curveball in Baseball.

“That slower ball of his is like a curveball in Baseball. It’s absolutely brilliant. You think with these great fast bowlers, when do they plateau? Bumrah, with each big tournament or big series, is enhancing his reputation. When will it ever stop? He is an absolute freak, Jasprit Bumrah,” Fleming said on the Fast Bowling Cartel podcast.

On the other hand, legendary Australian pacer Glenn McGrath raised concerns regarding Bumrah’s workload in Test cricket.

“My concern, as he’s a little bit older now, is that playing back-to-back Test matches is getting tougher for him. Is he going to just start focusing on white-ball cricket? That’ll be a massive loss to Test cricket if he did. We might only see him rarely in Test matches, maybe against Australia,” he said.

McGrath said even the set batters don’t take the attack on Bumrah and said the ace pacer is brilliant in his execution.

“Just how good is he. When he comes on, he looks completely different to every other fast bowler. Batters try to lineup every other bowler when they are set, but not him. What I like about Bumrah is how he bowls the really good Test match length successfully in T20s. His other variations are all brilliant as well. He is just a gun,” McGrath said.

Bumrah will play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.