New Delhi: Don Bradman is considered the greatest of all time, with an unmatched Test batting average of 99.96. However, Australian legend Adam Gilchrist believes that Jasprit Bumrah would have significantly impacted Bradman’s average.
Jasprit Bumrah’s exceptional performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he claimed 32 wickets and was named Player of the Series despite India’s 1-3 loss, impressed Adam Gilchrist. He praised Bumrah’s performance as beyond any rating, highlighting the pacer’s skill and impact.
To emphasize Bumrah’s brilliance, Adam Gilchrist boldly claimed that if Don Bradman had faced the Indian pacer, his average would have been significantly lower than 99, possibly around 35.
“I’m not rating him; no number can match what he is in world sport. He would have torn through Bradman’s peak in a matter of balls. His average would have been far below 99 if they faced each other. I’d give Bradman a mere 35 against Bumrah. No reward is high enough for him,” Gilchrist stated on the Club Prairie Fire Podcast.
Jasprit Bumrah Unlikely To Play Champions Trophy 2025
According to a report by *The Indian Express*, Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be part of India’s squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. Bumrah sustained an injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bowling just 8 overs in the fifth Test at Sydney. He was taken for scans, which revealed he was suffering from back spasms.
Jasprit Bumrah is still recovering from his back injury, and reports indicate that he will miss the upcoming ODI series against England. Bumrah is set to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for rehabilitation. Additionally, he is consulting with his doctor in New Zealand, who had performed his back surgery in 2022.
Jasprit Bumrah is currently dealing with back spasms, which he sustained during the Sydney Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this month. According to a report in The Indian Express, Bumrah has been instructed to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru due to a swelling on his back.
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