'You can’t learn anything from Jasprit Bumrah': James Anderson makes shocking statement

Jasprit Bumrah once again proved why he is one of the most dangerous fast bowlers in world cricket. On March 5 in Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah produced a stunning spell that changed the entire match as India defeated England by seven runs in the semi-final to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2026 final.

When the pressure was at its peak, the India National Cricket Team speedster delivered perfect yorkers again and again, making life extremely difficult for the English batters, and that eventually played a key role in the defending champions’ thrilling win over England.

James Anderson stunned by Jasprit Bumrah’s unstoppable yorkers in T20 World Cup 2026

Even England’s legendary pacer James Anderson looked stunned by the accuracy of Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling. He admitted that the Indian star’s control and precision are on another level, saying it is almost impossible for any bowler in world cricket to repeat such deadly yorkers consistently.

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The former fast bowler has noted that Bumrah’s skill is so rare that it cannot easily be copied or learned. James Anderson said on a BBC podcast, “The thing about Bumrah is, I look at him and think, I don't think you can learn anything from him. He's an absolute freak.”

The legendary Test bowler further noted, “There's not one bowler in the world, in any format, men or women, who can bowl six yorkers out of six and absolutely nail it every time. Even one of the yorkers he bowled [vs. England] in his last over was a slower ball. So, he nailed five fast yorkers and one slower-ball yorker—you just can't hit them anywhere.”

Jasprit Bumrah’s deadly spell breaks England hearts

Chasing a huge 254 runs, England had hope till the final over thanks to Jacob Bethell’s aggressive batting. The young batter kept England in the fight with fearless hitting, but Jasprit Bumrah remained the biggest hurdle.

His tight overs slowed down the scoring, leaving England 7 runs short of the target. Jacon had played a remarkable knock of 105 runs off 48 balls under the immense pressure against India in the semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium.

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Anderson explained, "England did really well to get six [runs] off the hole, like they squeezed the ball out. They actually played it pretty well because they thought, 'We know we can't get boundaries off him, or it's going to be really hard to get boundaries off him. 'So, we'll just take our chances against the other two at the other end.”

He signed off by saying, “And you saw at the end, Dube bowled the last over and went for 22 with Jofra Archer smacking him. I know the game was gone then, but he was trying to bowl a yorker and was missing by a decent margin. It's just a ridiculous skill. There's no one—certainly in T20 cricket—better than him.”

Bumrah will be India’s biggest weapon when India faces New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 final on Sunday, March 8, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He has taken 10 wickets in 7 games at an exceptional economy rate of 6.63 in the tournament so far.

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