Jasprit Bumrah: A 'Freak' Bowler, Says Former India Coach Paras Mhambrey

Paras Mhambrey, the former bowling coach of the Indian men's cricket team, has heaped praise on Jasprit Bumrah, the world's leading bowler across all formats. Mhambrey, who joined the team in November 2021, witnessed Bumrah's remarkable recovery from a back injury and his subsequent rise to even greater heights.

"I feel Bumrah is a freak," Mhambrey said. "He is a once-in-a-generation bowler that this game has seen. If you look at each and every format — T20, he is up there, one-dayers he is up there, even Test cricket, he is right up there."

Mhambrey acknowledged that he had no role in Bumrah's exceptional performance, despite the bowler's absence during his tenure due to injury. "I wish I can take that credit," Mhambrey said with a chuckle. "But the credit completely goes to him."

Mhambrey praised Bumrah's maturity and leadership qualities. "He knows that his job is not only to go and win games for the country, which he does fabulously, but his role is a lot more to be the guiding light around the younger guys."

Mhambrey also reflected on his own tenure with the national team, which culminated in the T20 World Cup triumph last year. "You are a world champion, a part of that team. Nothing like that feeling... and also the satisfaction... all the amount of work that you have done, it's been rewarded," Mhambrey said.

"There may have been a lot of lows, less highs. But to be able to overcome that and just finish the term with the World Cup in what was my last assignment, to be able to finish with the win, I think that's satisfying and rewarding. So exiting with happy memories and a lot of learnings."

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