Former South Africa great AB de Villiers cannot stop praising Jasprit Bumrah for his star-studded show in Vizag that helped India win the second Test against England by 106 runs and level the five-match series 1-1.
de Villiers also acknowledged the contribution of other bowlers during the game for playing a role in setting up wickets for India’s seam mainstay.
Bumrah returned with six wickets in the first innings, including picking all top batters like Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow and Captain Ben Stokes. While all of his wickets were a treat to the eyes of Indian fans, Bumrah tearing apart Pope’s middle and leg stumps with a searing Yorker was the highlight dismissal.
While appreciating that dismissal, the Protean great said during his playing days, he always used to look out for Bumrah’s Yorker.
“That (Yorkers) is certainly his (Bumrah’s) weapon across all the formats he plays in. Playing against him, I would always think of the Yorker as his stock threat or main threat. Even in Tests, he picks a lot of wickets with that,” AB de Villiers said on his YouTube channel.