The former Pakistan great Wasim Akram finally reacted to the comparisons between himself and Jasprit Bumrah, which he clearly dismissed and said it’s unfair to judge players from different generations. Speaking on GEOTV’s Haarna Mana Hai show.
However, Wasim Akram praised star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and called him as a ”modern-day great’‘. Akram emphasized that it’s unfair to compare players from different eras, as the game keeps evolving. He added that most of these debates are created and fueled by fans on social media.
“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.” Akram said.
”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,” Akram added.
Former Indian pacer Varun Aaron claimed that Bumrah is on the same level as Akram, if not better. “Calling him (Bumrah) 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 said during a recent interaction.
Jasprit Bumrah has been declared fit and will play in the Asia Cup 2025, starting September 9. The 31-year-old passed his pre-season fitness test at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
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