Michael Clarke impressed by Bumrah, labels him as a "freak"

Jasprit Bumrah (left) and England’s James Anderson

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke is spellbound by the virtuoso display of India's Jasprit Bumrah and England's James Anderson in the riveting second Test between the two countries in Visakhapatnam, which the hosts won by 106 runs.

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While Clarke felt Anderson was phenomenal, he labelled Bumrah a "freak" for his mesmerising exhibition of reverse swing mastery that helped him extract nine wickets in the second Test. From bamboozling Ollie Pope with a lethal reverse-swinging yorker to shattering Ben Stokes's stumps with a delivery of sheer wizardry, Player of the Match Bumrah was brilliant. "Phenomenal effort, physical, mental and the demands for a fast bowler are more now than ever. James Anderson, with the ball, was phenomenal in the second Test, on a flat batting pitch that did not have much for the fast bowlers. And Bumrah, what can you say! He is a freak. His skill use in conditions that are not conducive to fast-bowling, uff, it's unbelievable. He is a freak," Michael Clarke told ESPN Around the Wicket show.

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