Aakash Chopra discusses Jasprit Bumrah’s rise as one of the best bowlers in world cricket and reveals Pakistan legend calls Bumrah a “generational talent.” Jasprit Bumrah is one of the best best bowlers in world cricket. Due to his consistent performances and dominance on the field, many cricketing legends have even called him the best in the history of the game. Former India’s cricketer Aakash Chopra revealed that Pakistan legend Waqar Younis holds a similar view. Chopra said that when he compared Bumrah to Pakistani pace legend Wasim Akram and asked Younis if Bumrah was comparable, Younis responded by saying that Bumrah is the best. Waqar Younis praises Bumrah, says he is better than all of us “We were in a car. Waqar Younis was with me. I asked him, ‘The entire cricket world has respect for Wasim Akram for the variations in his bowling and the control he possessed. He was par excellence. Bumrah is like right-handed Wasim Akram, right?’ He replied, ‘No, he is better than all of us. We didn’t have this thinking level at his age. His skill is better, his thinking is better. He is the best that the world has ever seen’,” revealed Akash Chopra in a video on his YouTube channel. Chopra also reflected on Bumrah facing backlash due to his workload management. Notably, in order to avoid injury, the right-arm pacer only participated in three of the five Test matches in the just concluded England series. “It was being said that India couldn’t have a better captain than Jasprit Bumrah. It was being asked why bowlers can’t become captains, as he was vice-captain under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy and had captained in Perth and won the match as well, so he should become the captain,” Chopra said. Chopra highlights the criticism faced by Bumrah “This is how it started, and this is how it’s going – trolling, that when he plays, the team loses, and doesn’t take full responsibility when he plays, which means from Boom Boom Bumrah, our fans have become gumrah (gone astray). I am very, very surprised and sorry,” he added. The former India batter described Bumrah as, “generational talent who is head and shoulders above the rest”. “He is the best bowler in the world right now across formats. If Bumrah plays only three matches, let him play. If workload management says that, without breaking down, I can keep Bumrah playing in important matches, I will do whatever it takes,” Chopra said.