Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Akram on Bumrah: Era Comparisons Are Unfair
Cricket legend Wasim Akram talked about how people compare him to Jasprit Bumrah, another great bowler.
Akram thinks it's hard to compare players from different times because the game has changed.
He points out that T20 cricket has changed how batters play, making things different.
Akram praised Bumrah, and said that both players are just focused on doing their best.
He also acknowledged the great job the Indian cricket board has done managing Bumrah.
In the end, he stated both players are just doing their jobs, and era comparisons are hard.
Wasim Akram responded to comparisons with Jasprit Bumrah.
Akram believes comparisons between eras are unfair due to T20 cricket.
Akram praised the Indian team management for managing Bumrah's workload.
Akram stated that neither he nor Bumrah cares about the comparisons.
Bumrah has played across all three formats and Akram had a large number of wickets in Test and ODI formats.
- Who
- Wasim Akram and Jasprit Bumrah
- What
- Akram's response to comparisons with Bumrah.
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Unspecified, discussed on a GEOTV show
- Why
- To address the comparisons and discuss modern cricket.
- Players Discussed
- Wasim Akram, Jasprit Bumrah
- Akram's Career
- 104 Tests, 414 wickets; 356 ODIs, 502 wickets
- Bumrah's Stats
- 48 Tests, 219 wickets; 149 ODI wickets; 82 T20I wickets
- Akram's View
- Comparisons are unfair due to era differences
