Ellyse Perry Prefers Bowling To Virat Kohli Rather Than Facing Jasprit Bumrah's Deliveries
Published - 04 May 2020, 07:01 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:06 AM
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The ambassador of women’s cricket globally, Ellyse Perry has preferred bowling to Virat Kohli rather than facing Jasprit Bumrah’s deliveries. An all-rounder herself, Ellyse Perry has been one of the greatest-ever cricketers to grace the field. Arguably, she is the greatest women’s cricketer in contemporary times.
Talking about Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli, both of them have been the best in the business, especially in the limited-overs format. Virat Kohli is arguably the best batsman in world cricket at the moment. He is racking up records for fun, and he is likely to reach the summit in this list in coming times.
Kohli is now eighth on the list of the most runs scored by a batsman in international cricket but has a very long career ahead and the kind of form that he has been in, it seems a huge possibility that Kohli will lead this chart too.
Although Virat is a phenomenon on the field, Ellyse Perry believes that it will be much easier to bowl to him rather than facing Jasprit Bumrah.
Ellyse Perry Prefers Facing Virat Kohli Over Jasprit Bumrah
With no cricketing action underway due to the coronavirus pandemic, cricketers have been active on social media to connect with fans. Players have also been actively conducting live streaming sessions on social media platforms to interact with journalists and their colleagues. During a live session on Instagram, Perry revealed her choice when asked what would see prefer between bowling to Indian skipper Virat Kohli or facing Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
On being asked about her preference on facing either Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah, Ellyse Perry admitted with a pause that she would actually prefer bowling to Virat Kohli.
Jasprit Bumrah Has Been A Blessing In Disguise For India
Jasprit Bumrah has emerged as not only the best Indian pacer but as the world’s best fast bowler in recent times. It is due to his presence that the standard of fast bowling has taken a considerable rise in the last three to four years. The competition has increased a lot, and it is only for the good of Indian cricket.
He is the first Asian bowler to take five wickets in a Test inning in South Africa, England and Australia during the same calendar year. He is also tḥe third-highest wicket-taker in test matches in a debut year with 48 wickets in 8 games, and the future only seems bright for the young Indian prodigy.
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