Facing Jasprit Bumrah is a daunting task due to his unpredictability and exceptional expertise, as acknowledged by England’s Ben Duckett.

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Facing Jasprit Bumrah is a daunting task due to his unpredictability and exceptional expertise, as acknowledged by England’s Ben Duckett.

England opener Ben Duckett feels Jasprit Bumrah is good in any circumstances.
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One of some ways to gauge the effectiveness of a bowler is to confirm how a lot the opposition worries about him.

Ben Stokes, within the lead-up to the primary Test right here in Headingley, could have declared that he didn’t worry Jasprit Bumrah, however England opener Ben Duckett, who scored a chancy half-century (62, 94b) on day two, laid naked the trepidation that got here with going through the maverick pacer.

“He’s the best bowler in the world,” Duckett stated of Bumrah, after the speedster had single-handedly stored India within the contest with figures of three for 48 from 13 overs. “He’s good in any condition, and when he’s coming in down the hill [at Headingley] with the lights on and it’s swinging both ways, it’s tough.”

In a sense, Bumrah received the very best reward – even a facet whose major identification is to play attacking cricket, buckled down and plotted to see him off.

“I actually didn’t really want to target him,” Duckett stated. “I felt like trying and minimising the damage. I even left a few balls. He is a worldclass. You can’t just let someone like him bowl. He is too good for that.”

The southpaw additionally defined the distinction between going through Bumrah and different bowlers. “It starts from how his run-up is. You are waiting and waiting for him to get there. And his ability to bowl three or four different balls with no cue.

“You don’t know if he’s bowling a bouncer, or a slow ball, a yorker, an away-swinger or an inswinger until it comes out of his hand. He has such fast wrists. You’ve got to watch the ball so hard.

“That’s the difference. Other bowlers, you can probably see it out of their hand if they are bowling the wobble ball or something. Very difficult to pick it with Bumrah.”

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