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Dale Steyn praises Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada Photograph: (X)
Former South African pace legend Dale Steyn has heaped massive praise on Indian seamer Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada. While Bumrah is expected to miss the first few games of IPL 2025 season as the pacer has just started his rehab post his injury, Kagiso Rabada is set to play for Gujarat Titans during the coming season.
In his chat with ESPN CRICINFO, Steyn said, “I have seen international players today that will run in and bowl six balls without changing the field once, and they’ve played for ten years at the highest level. And sometimes I sit there and I’m pulling my hair out and I just think, can you not see what’s going to happen?”
The former South African pacer also added, “You look at guys like [Jasprit] Bumrah, he’s probably the all-in-all package, him and KG Rabada. They’ve got the ability to come and bowl at any particular time in a game and take a wicket. Those guys are like gold.”
Dale Steyn’ wholesome praise for Bumrah and Rabada
The 41-year-old also added, “So if you can produce more bowlers like that, we’ll start to see our fast-bowling stock get so much better. It’s not just about bowling 155kph these days or having tens of different types of skills, it’s really about being able to break the game open when your captain needs it.”
Jasprit Bumrah was India’s best bowler during the tour of Australia where he picked 32 wickets. The right-arm seamer had injured himself in Sydney which meant that he couldn’t come out to bowl in the second innings. Bumrah, also missed the home series against England and the Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.
Meanwhile former MI coach Shane Bond has also praised Bumrah during his chat with ESPN CRICINFO. Bond said, “If you look at Bumrah, who’s the best bowler in the world, he’s that combination of, obviously, skill, but he works really hard, does his preparation on the batsman and has the ability to use his instinct as well. And when you combine those four things, that’s why he is No. 1 in the world. A lot of bowlers don’t have those four things.”