*Official* India in West Indies 2019

[Bahnz]

Bumrah is just a monster bowler now. Dare I say it, but it's not since I watched a young Dale Steyn blow NZ's batting apart in 2007 that I have seen a fast bowler look so totally dominant in a series.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Yeah, looks like Bumrah has made the transition from precocious to lethal wicket taker that all ATGs make at a certain stage. Still only the Windies but I can see him picking bagfuls from here on out against most teams.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Bumrah is just a monster bowler now. Dare I say it, but it's not since I watched a young Dale Steyn blow NZ's batting apart in 2007 that I have seen a fast bowler look so totally dominant in a series.

I'm assuming you were asleep/in a cave during the 2013/14 southern hemisphere summer then?

Not to discredit Bumrah though, he's been sensational

 

[Arachnodouche]

He must have meant young bowler. Johnson was more of a redemption story.

 

[ankitj]

17.1/6/23/11
Bumrah in last 2 innings vs WI
But over all 11 for 78 in the series

12 for 78. Average of 6.5

 

[vcs]

At this very point, Bumrah and Abbas (2 sub 20 averaging bowlers of this era) average the same 18.86.

Very similar Test records and statistics for both of them.

 

[Daemon]

Just watched the highlights. Hetmyer was so, so lucky. 3 genuine edges went past the slips (including a miss from Kohli) against Ishant alone.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Love seeing a bowler pitch it up again after being driven for 4, so that Brathwaite wicket was very satisfying to watch.

 

[trundler]

Looks like judging which way the ball is going is pure guesswork when facing Bumrah. Doesn't help that he gets boomerang swing either way. It's ridiculous.

 

[vcs]

It's ridiculous how many slip catches Kohli alone drops. Though I'm not sure we've got better options, and he does take some really good ones as well.

 

[h_hurricane]

Very similar Test records and statistics for both of them.

There was a fight going on in PakPassion a while back regarding who is the better bowler. And they were all referring to Abbas's sub 20 average. Bumrah has joined him now. Will be interesting to see how their careers progress.
Abbas had a quite period in SA but was devastating in Eng/Ireland. Do feel he is under-rated.

 

[Teja.]

It's ridiculous how many slip catches Kohli alone drops. Though I'm not sure we've got better options, and he does take some really good ones as well.

The slips are the most crucial fielding positions in tests and it’s a lot more important for a slip fielder to hold on to regulation catches than to get the occasional spectacular one IMO. Laxman and Sehwag were far, far better slip fielders despite not being great out fielders.

I’m not sure we have someone of Dravid’s level but I refuse to believe we don’t have a average joe regulation slipper. The fact that Kohli is awesome at stopping runs in less specialised positions and probably will be fine as a catcher in those situations makes it even more of a no brainer to replace him at slip.

 

[vcs]

I feel like we need more individual statistics on slip catching. I've been watching some Test highlights of India's tour to Australia in 2013-14 and he dropped a few there also.

 

[vcs]

There was a fight going on in PakPassion a while back regarding who is the better bowler. And they were all referring to Abbas's sub 20 average. Bumrah has joined him now. Will be interesting to see how their careers progress.
Abbas had a quite period in SA but was devastating in Eng/Ireland. Do feel he is under-rated.

He slipped under the radar a bit recently because he didn't do well when they picked him in white-ball cricket and also because exclusive Test players have long gaps in their schedule. He made Australia look like mugs in the UAE, he could be the bowler that Mohammad Asif threatened to become.

 

[Beamer]

Yeah, looks like Bumrah has made the transition from precocious to lethal wicket taker that all ATGs make at a certain stage. Still only the Windies but I can see him picking bagfuls from here on out against most teams.

TBH I want to be furious at our batting lineup (because after all they are awful) but apart from Holder's silly shot off a slow losener, I can't really blame them. He would have taken bucket-loads against any lineup bowling like that in those conditions with our version of the Dukes ball.

Just ridiculous bowling. Sometimes you have to put your hand up and say far too good. It's amusing how this series features 4 world class seamers in Roach, Holder, Shami and Ishant yet Bumrah just looks in a different league.

 

[Daemon]

He slipped under the radar a bit recently because he didn't do well when they picked him in white-ball cricket and also because exclusive Test players have long gaps in their schedule. He made Australia look like mugs in the UAE, he could be the bowler that Mohammad Asif threatened to become.

I think there was a fair bit of hype, but it just sort of died after his meh tour of SA and the lack of Tests since.

 

[Burner]

Hetmyer has top scored by a margin and on the scorecard he could be assigned the least blame, yet out of all the batsmen he has played the most embarrassing innings. Reminded me of De Kocks horror show a year ago.

 

[Beamer]

Incidentally, I don't want Jason Holder's performance with the ball to go unnoted in amongst all the Jasprit gushing we're quite rightly doing.

He just got his 3rd 5 wicket haul in 3 innings at Sabina park and his second in 4 innings against this string Indian batting lineup.

What a brilliant performer he is.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Incidentally, I don't want Jason Holder's performance with the ball to go unnoted in amongst all the Jasprit gushing we're quite rightly doing.

He just got his 3rd 5 wicket haul in 3 innings at Sabina park and his second in 4 innings against this string Indian batting lineup.

What a brilliant performer he is.

Roach was pretty unlucky too, but yeah Holder is a terrific cricketer. Very disappointing shot to get out though, he usually lets his teammates get out in rubbish ways instead of joining in.

 

[Beamer]

Roach was pretty unlucky too, but yeah Holder is a terrific cricketer. Very disappointing shot to get out though, he usually lets his teammates get out in rubbish ways instead of joining in.

Yeah that was not his finest moment. I think he was just shocked at Jasprit bowling his first short wide longhop of the series