Jasprit Bumrah is arguably the best all-format bowler of this era. The Indian speedster possesses amazing quality with the new ball and can bowl excellently in the middle overs and the yorkers at the deaths are his specialty. He has been sensational since his return after the injury. Led the bowling attack in the 50-over format took India to the final of the ODI World Cup and then played an important role in making India the champion in the T20 World Cup 2024.
The bowler has been away from cricket since. Bumrah was given rest for the recently concluded T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka. The BCCI thinking about his workload management gave him some break from cricket. During this time Bumrah was called to a big discussion program, where he was asked about numerous interesting topics.
He responded in the same manner. During this, Jaspreet was asked what improvements he would make to cricket if he became the President of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He was questioned about what changes he would make if he became the ICC president. The best possible answer he has given and it has been a shocking one for the fans as well.
Jasprit Bumrah’s innovation can destroy the batters
The 30-year-old pacer said he wanted to bring in a red ball in the shortest format of the game. This answer of Bumrah shows his love for Test match cricket. Will this reinvent the format or destroy the essence of T20 cricket? This can be an experimental thing as teams can try and test playing the shorter format with the red ball which has a lot more movement than the white ball.
But this also has a negative impact the bowlers will have more control over the game. As we see in the longest format of the game the swings in and out and the batters struggle with the new ball. The reverse swing will also come into question as the ball gets older. The exciting six-hitting competition might be over if the red ball is used.
