Wasim Akram hails Jasprit Bumrah

Islamabad, January 20: Pakistan star bowler Wasim Akram had the highest of praise for India s young fast bowler, and suggested that Bumrah and himself were products of tennis ball cricket .

We all knew that, Akram was renowned for his ability to fire in yorkers at the highest level, and amidst his compliments for 25-year old Bumrah, an explanation as to why these two seamers have been able to bowl such toe-crunching, straight deliveries was also revealed.

"Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket now," Akram told to media reports here.

"If you see, whether it’s me coming from Pakistan or Bumrah coming from India, we are all products of tennis-ball cricket, he added.