Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes that Jasprit Bumrah will not let Mumbai Indians miss the Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga in the upcoming IPL season starting on Saturday.
Malinga withdrew from the IPL this year citing personal reasons. Lee believes that Bumrah can do wonders with the new and old ball as well and that is why he will not let Malinga fall short.
“I have always been a Bumrah fan ever since he burst into the scenes some years ago. He has got a different bowling action, he pushes the ball in and can swing the ball both ways,” Lee said while speaking on Star Sports show Game Plan.
“He is good with the new ball but I like him with the old ball and that’s why he can fill the shoes of Malinga and can bowl at death overs. He can bowl at 140kmph and zoom the ball in at the batsman’s feet. He is bowling yorkers consistently and there are very less bowlers like that, so he can fill those shoes,” he added.
“I have picked them to win and I think CSK have a good chance because of their spin attack.
“With (Mitchell) Santner, (Ravindra) Jadeja needs to step up and be the number one spinner and CSK have got great variety and none of the spinners are same, so they are at an advantage for the conditions in the UAE as the tournament progresses,” he said.
Mumbai Indians will march in the tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
