Is Bumrah the best cricketer India has ever produced?

[silentstriker]

What is your opinion?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That stadium in his home state should be renamed— named after him.

 

[reyrey]

Needs a few more years at peak/close to peak performance and a fair bit more in the Test arena then he'll be close.

 

[silentstriker]

Needs a few more years at peak/close to peak performance and a fair bit more in the Test arena then he'll be close.

To whom? India barely won that many overseas Tests until recently.

 

[subshakerz]

In test cricket he likely won't be because he is already at his physical peak.

 

[Coronis]

Jeez

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

65% variation on the skill scale

 

[smash84]

He's probably the best all format player that India has produced with the possible exception of Sachin.

He needs a longer run in test cricket to get that crown for that format.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Jansen put up the wall of defense and it still went through like quantum tunneling. Dude is insane.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jeez

The fact that he's literally India's only truly ATG quality bowler in their entire history means that he has to be in the argument atleast even without the longevity. If we'd produced a Hadlee or a Mcgrath then obviously no

 

[kyear2]

He needs more tests but he's possibly already in the top 3.

Probably the most impactful already? He just moves the needle.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Don't think even Sachin ever had the aura of inevitability that Bumrah has about him atm.

 

[reyrey]

To whom? India barely won that many overseas Tests until recently.

To guys who had international careers that were at least twice as long and in Tendulkars case 3 times as long. And the thread is about the player, not what the Indian team achieved in Tests.

 

[Sunil1z]

No , it is between Tendulkar and Ashwin.
Yes , I know Ashwin has flaws in his record but I dare say he has won India more matches than Murali won for SL ( Obvious because of playing for stronger Team ) . So many Man of the series in Tests

 

[Socerer 01]

gatekeeping with tests is weird, modern players dont really play as many tests if they are multiformat players and Bumrah has the 2nd highest no of tests for an Indian pacer since his debut, you aint going to get any new faces if the gatekeeping greatness with tests continues

but this forum would love that since it means we can have the nth comparison debate between 2 80s and 90s cricketer

 

[reyrey]

gatekeeping with tests is weird, modern players dont really play as many tests if they are multiformat players and Bumrah has the 2nd highest no of tests for an Indian pacer since his debut, you aint going to get any new faces if the gatekeeping greatness with tests continues

but this forum would love that since it means we can have the nth comparison debate between 2 80s and 90s cricketer

Yeah gatekeeping the format that requires the most cricketing skills, talent, temperament and IQ is weird.

 

[subshakerz]

Don't think even Sachin ever had the aura of inevitability that Bumrah has about him atm.

In the 90s he did.

 

[subshakerz]

No , it is between Tendulkar and Ashwin.
Yes , I know Ashwin has flaws in his record but I dare say he has won India more matches than Murali won for SL ( Obvious because of playing for stronger Team ) . So many Man of the series in Tests

Bumrah's away contributions plus this T20 triumph matter more to Indian legacy than Ashwin.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

The thing is even in what seems like, Bumrah not as his best, he still is amazing like his 29-1 in 4 overs vs Aus, where he gave under 8 an over and got Head in the later stage.

 

[Kirkut]

Jansen put up the wall of defense and it still went through like quantum tunneling. Dude is insane.

He's smarter and less ****y version of Ashwin.