Michael Clarke told Jaspreet Bumrah illegal. (Photo: pti)
Team India is going to tour England for the 5 -match Test series. During this time, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran will not be with the legendary teams like Ashwin. In such a situation, the experience of Jaspreet Bumrah will become the most important. They can prove to be an ex-factor for India on England soil. But just a few days ago, Australian veteran Michael Clarke, while talking about Bumrah’s bowling, described him as illegal. After all, why did Clarke say this? Let’s know the whole matter.
Why did Clarke tell Bumrah illegal?
In fact, between IPL 2025, Michael Clarke called Jasprit Bumrah for an interview on his podcast. During this, both of them talked a lot related to cricket. Then Clarke said, “It is illegal to bowl at a speed of 150 km per hour and become the best person on the cricket field.” That is, he was not questioning Bumrah’s action, but was surprised to remain calm despite being the deadliest and successful bowler. So he jokingly said such a thing to Bumrah. Usually fast bowlers are quite aggressive. After taking wickets, they also celebrate very angry. Many times they also get into a fight with the batsmen.
However, Bumrah is not in those bowlers. He is considered a very calm and good -tempered cricketer on the field. He was also praised for this on the tour of Australia. He told Clarke why he does not show much anger after taking wickets. Bumrah said, “Yes, I have a sense of competition and I always play to win. But I do not want to cross the border.
What did Bumrah say about England tour?
World number one Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah described the tour of England as difficult. But during this time, Duke is eager to try his hand from the ball and play in a swing condition. Regarding this, he told Clarke, “Playing in England is always a different challenge. But I don’t know how Dux Ball works now, because the ball continues to change. But the weather, swing situation and then when the ball is soft, there is always a challenge. So I am always eager to play in England.”
Bumrah said about England’s aggressive batting style, “He is playing an interesting style cricket. I do not understand it much, but as a bowling unit we are always convinced that when the batsmen are more aggressive, one can take any wicket on any day.”
