'I Find His Action Unique': Neeraj Chopra Advices His 'Favourite' Jasprit Bumrah to Make a Change in His Bowling to Add More Pace

Jasprit Bumrah has been one of the most consistent performers for India across formats in the last five years. The premier pacer’s unique action and ability to produce toe-crushing yorkers helped him trouble the opposition batters. However, some injuries in recent times have hampered his career a bit as he missed several crucial tournaments like T20 World Cup 2022 and World Test Championship Final 2023 due to back injury. However, he made a sensational return to the Indian team before the World Cup on the Ireland tour and did some usual business with the ball in the mega tournament.

Recently, Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra heaped praise on Bumrah and also offered advice for him to increase his pace.

“I like Jasprit Bumrah, I find his action unique,” he said on the Indian Express’ Idea Exchange.

“I feel he should lengthen his run-up to add more pace,” he said.

The run-up plays a big role in both javelin throw and fast bowling as Chopra suggested that the throwers often discuss fast bowling and how the long run-up can help them in generating some extra pace.

“As a javelin thrower, we often discuss how bowlers can increase their pace if they start their run-up from a little further back.

“I like Bumrah’s style,” he added.

Meanwhile, Chopra also went on to witness the big-ticket World Cup final between India and Australia where the hosts suffered a heartbreaking defeat at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Travis Head’s impressive hundred sealed Australia’s sixth World Cup title as they dashed the dreams of billions of fans with a six-wicket win over previously unbeaten hosts India.

Chopra shared his experience of witnessing the mega clash and said it was just not India’s day in the final and Australia displayed their strong mindset at the big stage.

“Virat (Kohli) bhai and KL Rahul were batting when I reached. There are some technical things that I don’t understand. Batting in the daytime wasn’t very easy. In the evening, I think, batting became easy. But our guys tried. Sometimes, it’s just not our day. But, frankly, everyone had a great tournament.

“Maybe, somewhere mentally, the Australian team held an edge at the start. When they bowled, I found they had a strong mindset. In the end, they had completely flipped it over. They were confident about their game,” he added.