Mohammad Abbas praises 'fantastic' Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan’s pacer Mohammad Abbas, while talking to Pakpassion.net, praised India’s ‘fantastic’ pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

The 31-year-old claimed that Bumrah had a unique action that should never be tinkered with by any coach.

“I haven’t played against Bumrah yet, but I do know that he has done wonders with the ball. His bowling action has been discussed a lot but, in my view, that is his natural action, and such actions should not be tinkered with by any coach. When you bowl a certain way, it can take a long time to change an action which is natural to the bowler and also increases the chances of injury as well. I have a lot of respect for him and think he’s a fantastic bowler,” Abbas said.

The pacer further claimed that bowling actions should be changed at a very young age in order to avoid extra stress on the body later down the line.

“To me, bowling actions should only be changed at a very young age at the Under-13, Under-15 or even at the Under-16 stage. Trying to make changes to a bowler’s action after this age will be counterproductive as by that time muscles and muscle memory has already taken shape and developed in a certain way. So, the chances of injury become greater when changes are made at a later stage in life as it puts extra stress on the body because it needs to adjust to a different action,” he concluded.