India pacer Arshdeep Singh has said a lot of credit for the way he delivers his yorkers should go to Jasprit Bumrah. The left-arm pacer who came through the IPL ranks during the Covid years, is amongst the best exponents of yorker in T20 cricket as he was named the ICC T20I cricketer of the year in 2024.
Speaking on ‘Breakfast with Champions’ show, the Punjab seamer was asked about the consistency with which he is able to deliver the yorkers. When comparing his remarkable consistency with a vending machine that keeps delivering what is sought, Arshdeep said: “So the vending machine or whatever the highest level is, it goes to Jassie (Jasprit Bumrah) Bhai. That goes to him. After that yes, if you press the yorker button in such a vending machine if the ball falls somewhere close, if the batter gets out or does that not go for a six, then yes, you can put me in that. So all the credit goes to Jassie bhai for the way I bowl.”
And Arshdeep said he learnt a lot from watching former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram with regards to delivering yorkers. “All left-arm pacers that are there on YouTube, I don’t think I’ve missed anyone’s video yet. If I used to watch Yorkers, I really liked Wasim Akram’s compilation video. In all the videos he was hitting only the stumps. A lefty throwing these in-swings in reverse swing to a righty, I used to enjoy it a lot. What a skill he had. If I’m watching reverse swing then I’m watching Zaheer (Khan) Bhai’s as well. This is a skill you have to put a lot of your effort into. Even if you open (Lasith) Malinga’s interviews and watch them, he also says the same thing that this is not such a skill that if you learn it once, then you get it. My father or my coach told me that the more you practice it, the more you will achieve mastery in it. If you are bowling with 80% effort in practice, it becomes half of that in the match, 50%. The percentage reduces during the match,” Arshdeep added.
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