Islamabad: Former Pakistan fast bowler Aqeeb Javed has compared Jaspreet Bumra and Shaheen Shah Afridi to some of the brightest pacers in contemporary cricket. Aqib Javed, who was also a member of the team that won the ODI World Cup in 1992, told PakTVTV that Bumrah is a consistent pacer but not as dangerous as Shaheen Afridi.
‘Look at how Pakistan pacer Harris Rauf has been bowling for the last few years. Harris Rauf is the fastest bowler in the world. Harris is also at the forefront of aggression.
The batsman catches the aggression as soon as Harris runs to get the ball. Fans enjoy playing with such body language bowlers.
Now let’s take the case of Shaheen Afridi. Shaheen’s career graph is rising. At the same time, Bumrah’s career graph remains the same. Bumrah has not been as dangerous as Shahid in T20I, ODIs and Tests.
Jaheed Afridi, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Babur Assam and Mohammad Rizwan have been instrumental in Pakistan’s success in recent years, ”said Javed. Shaheen Afridi has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Player of the Year in 2021. Shaheen took 78 wickets at an average of 22.20 in 36 international matches last year.
Shaheen Afridi’s performance was instrumental in helping Pakistan reach the semi – finals of the last Twenty20 World Cup. Shaheen took 7 wickets in 6 matches, including his 3-wicket haul against India in the group stage.
Jaspreet Bumra has taken 303 wickets in 156 international matches so far.
English Summary: ‘Bumrah is stable, not aggressive. He has less threatening performances than Shaheen’: Ex-PAK pacer makes bold statement