Answer- Well (laughs) I will not talk about it because it seems that the game is easier now than before because now you have a review system which we did not have. But we can’t go back, the game has to move forward and it is moving at a fast pace. Sometimes you think it’s going too fast for the game to survive, that’s my feeling.
Question-As you speak the game is moving very fast, now bouncer rules, there was no restriction in your time, Now a lot of flat pitches, bats are getting heavy and t20 Blast, do you think it’s high time to lift another ban from bouncers regardless of format,
Answer- They need to remove a lot of restrictions and most of these restrictions only apply to bowlers and there are no restrictions on batsmen. Batsmen can play any shot they want, Batsmen can use any weight of the bat… Why don’t you remove some of these restrictions so that bowlers can have some of the things that bowlers need. The game is not just about batting but about batting and bowling and fielding. The fielding has improved a lot but I think especially in the Caribbean it seems the bowling is not progressing. Bowling has stabilized and you don’t see a lot of ideas being applied to bowlers today.
Question-You must have seen Jasprit Bumrah and many people see him as a character like you in India, he becomes expressionless like you, he doesn’t abuse, And in a rare coincidence you 100 He was the fastest bowler to take Test wickets. 2 In the year Bumrah almost 3 Saal me kar ki karna… So how do you see Bumrah when people find him parallel to you.
Answer- I don’t know maybe it’s because we don’t smile much… (laughs) There’s a big difference because Bumrah goes to the wicket before scoring a short run and Bumrah walks completely shoulder to shoulder… His pace is his Comes from the shoulders. (Like you?) My speed came from my jumps, Bumrah doesn’t jump. There is a big difference between the bowlers who jump and run on the bowling crease.
Question-who was the most complete bowler of your time,
Answer- Dennis Lillee and Michael Holding were complete fast bowlers and they had the pace.
Question-And if you want to pick a bowler from the current era,
Answer- Today is very difficult because you have Mohammed Shami. I admire them a lot. He is skilled, he gets the seam and swing of the ball, he is not slow. Another bowler Rabada of South Africa is also a complete bowler.
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