IND vs ENG: 'As valuable as a Kohinoor...' - Former India cricketer explains Jasprit Bumrah's importance to India
India's Jasprit Bumrah prepares to bowl on day two of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Former India cricketer
Dinesh Karthik
has showered praise on Dinesh Karthik and called him as precious as "Kohinioor" after his five-wicket haul in the first Test against England at the Headingley.
"He is as valuable as a Kohinoor diamond," Karthik said on Sky Sport.
The former wicketkeeper-batter further explained Bumrah's importance to India.
"And I hope people realise how important he is to the Indian bowling attack across formats. Because you give him any ball, in fact, I just made an Instagram reel on how, across phases, old ball, new ball, white ball, any ball you give, pink ball, green ball, I don't know what ball you can give him, he will make it work.
"He's got immense skill set, but more importantly, he's got a brain that ticks, that knows what a batsman is trying to do, how am I going to pick up his wicket.
"And he's got that wired quite nicely, he's got it all for any bowler in the history of the game who has picked up 200 wickets, he's number one with the average, which tells you that he is something very special."
In one of his reel, Karthik has suggested that there should be a special contract given to Bumrah.
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"There should be a special contract given to him, not ABCD, something more than that I feel, literally. He's a national treasure," opined Karthik.
"Another fifer away from home. And he's chopkin cheese above most bowlers in the world. Whenever India needs a wicket, before lunch, before tea, before end of day's play, new ball, old ball, he finds a way to get it done.
"That stuttering action, the way he releases so far ahead of others, the hyper extension, all that he has.
But he has a mind more than anything that just ticks. Knows how to pick up wickets.
"The first time I saw him at
Mumbai Indians
, young, thin, just so shy. And today, he's a world champion. A lovely guy. India needs to take care of him in Cottonwood.
"He needs to be there in all the big matches, across formats, because when he is there, the Indian team bowling attack looks different. What a player. What a champion."
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