Melbourne, Batsmen of the opposing teams playing against India are very afraid of the name Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah is currently leading the Indian pace attack on the Australia tour and after the first 3 Test matches of the series, he is at the top with the most 21 wickets. After him, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, who are at number 2, have only 14-14 wickets to their names. In such a situation, former Australian coach and former dashing batsman Justin Langer has compared Bumrah to the great fast bowler Wasim Akram. He said that it is like a nightmare for the batsmen to face this fast bowler.

Langer is currently part of the commentary panel in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25). He has reached Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test match after the end of the Brisbane Test. After reaching here, he has praised Bumrah a lot to The Nightly. He said, 'I don't like facing him at all, he is just like Wasim Akram. He is the right-handed Wasim Akram of today's era and whenever I am asked which is the best bowler you have ever faced, I say Wasim Akram.'

This coach of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL said, 'Bumrah has good pace and great bowlers put the ball in the same place every time and he also has a good bouncer, all these qualities make him a terrible nightmare. He has the ability to swing the ball both ways. His seam is really perfect.'

He said, 'If you release the ball on the right seam and it comes out of the fingers perfectly, as it happens with him, then as a batsman you have to face a double whammy. If you swing the ball in the right conditions and if the ball hits the seam, then it can go either way. Akram also used to do the same and facing him is a nightmare.

Langer said, 'I had said before the start of the series that if Bumrah remains fit then it will be a tough summer for the Australian batsmen and if he is not fit then I think Australia will easily win the series and I still stand by my words.'