Sports Desk: In the Border-Gavaskar series played between India and Australia, the Indian team had to face a 3-1 defeat. Australia captured this trophy after 10 years. After this victory, former Australian captain Michael Clarke has declared Man of the Series Jasprit Bumrah as the best bowler in all formats. Along with that, he also included Bumrah among the greatest bowlers.
Bumrah took 32 wickets in five Test matches, which is the best performance by a foreign fast bowler in Australia. Michael Clarke told ESPN that when I thought about Bumrah's performance after the series ended, I think he is the best fast bowler ever in all three formats. I know many great fast bowlers including Curtly Ambrose, Glenn McGrath who did not get a chance to play T20 cricket. That's why I'm not talking about them. But among the fast bowlers who have played in all these formats, Bumrah is the best.
Clarke said that he is really great in any situation, that is what makes him great. Whatever the situation, whatever the format, this player is brilliant. The former Australia captain believed that if Bumrah had bowled in Australia's second innings and scored a few more runs, India could have won the series-deciding Sydney Test.
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Bumrah suffered the injury on the second day of the SCG Test and was immediately taken to the hospital for a scan. Bumrah did not bowl the next morning because he had a back muscle strain but came out to bat. After this, the host team chased the target of 162 runs with six wickets in hand and won the series 3-1.
Clarke said that I think India was probably behind by 20 runs in Sydney. I think if Bumrah's team had a lead of 180 and he had bowled, India could have won. I think Bumrah is such a good bowler. He is much better than other bowlers in his team.