NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has responded to Indian quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah‘s feedback concerning the dearth of alternatives for tempo bowlers in management roles. In an interview final month, Bumrah expressed his perception that quick bowlers may make wonderful captains, citing the profitable captaincies of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan, who led India and Pakistan to World Cup victories, respectively.
Nonetheless, Basit Ali, in a video on his YouTube channel, disagreed with Bumrah’s perspective. He emphasised that each Dev and Khan have been appointed as captains solely after they’d established themselves as all-rounders, not simply bowlers.
“About Jasprit Bumrah’s assertion, it is similar to how Babar Azam likes captaincy. In my view, he mustn’t chase captaincy. He’s a top-class bowler and ought to be focusing simply on that,” Basit stated.Basit additional clarified the excellence between a bowler and an all-rounder with regards to management roles, stating, “He gave the examples of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan’s captaincy. Nonetheless, they’d develop into all-rounders, which is why they succeeded as captains. They weren’t appointed captains after they got here into their groups as bowlers. That is the distinction between a bowler and an all-rounder.”
Whereas acknowledging the success of Australian pacer Pat Cummins as a captain, Basit identified that there are only a few quick bowlers who’ve thrived within the function of a captain or coach.
Nonetheless, Basit Ali, in a video on his YouTube channel, disagreed with Bumrah’s perspective. He emphasised that each Dev and Khan have been appointed as captains solely after they’d established themselves as all-rounders, not simply bowlers.
“About Jasprit Bumrah’s assertion, it is similar to how Babar Azam likes captaincy. In my view, he mustn’t chase captaincy. He’s a top-class bowler and ought to be focusing simply on that,” Basit stated.Basit additional clarified the excellence between a bowler and an all-rounder with regards to management roles, stating, “He gave the examples of Kapil Dev and Imran Khan’s captaincy. Nonetheless, they’d develop into all-rounders, which is why they succeeded as captains. They weren’t appointed captains after they got here into their groups as bowlers. That is the distinction between a bowler and an all-rounder.”
Whereas acknowledging the success of Australian pacer Pat Cummins as a captain, Basit identified that there are only a few quick bowlers who’ve thrived within the function of a captain or coach.
“He additionally spoke about Pat Cummins. Sure, Cummins is an effective captain, however there are only a few quick bowlers who can develop into an excellent coach or captain. My greatest needs to Jasprit Bumrah. There’s a probability that he may very well be made the captain after the Champions Trophy,” Basit added.
Bumrah has beforehand led India as a stand-in captain throughout the one-off Check in opposition to England at Edgbaston in 2022 and likewise captained India to a 2-Zero victory in a three-match T20I collection in opposition to Eire final 12 months.
