Jasprit.
Jasprit Bumrah. What is there left to say? One-of-one. A bowler from the Gods. An era-defining cricketer. A class act. Writers more talented than me have attempted to describe his genius and fell short. He is so good, he defies description. That said, I am still going to give a shot at explaining the genius of Jasprit Bumrah. India has traditionally been a blessed batting country. Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli. We have had more batting talents in the past 30 years than some countries have in their entire lifetimes. As Indians, I feel we always find it harder to appreciate a bowler in such a batting-crazy country. It is seldom that bowlers are termed “match-winners” in this country. It is always the batter who steals the limelight. Amidst this context, it is even more remarkable that a bowler has emerged as India’s greatest matchwinner in recent history. A prodigious talent with an unorthodox action, he has always shown promise. But, since he came back from the injury...