Jasprit Bumrah vs Brett Lee: A Statistical Comparison Through 41 Test Matches

(New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah, the formidable Indian international pacer, is a key player for the Indian cricket team across all formats and currently serves as the vice-captain of the Test team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Bumrah has consistently delivered outstanding performances, making it a challenge to compare him to any other bowler. However, if there was one bowler that could be likened to Jasprit Bumrah, it would be Brett Lee. Lee, the former Australian international cricketer, was known for his remarkable pace and versatility, excelling in all three formats of the game. Throughout his career, Lee was widely regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in the world.)

Jasprit Bumrah vs Brett Lee:
While Jasprit Bumrah has played 41 matches in Test cricket, Brett Lee has played 76 Test matches. We are going to tell you about the record of Jasprit Bumrah and Brett Lee after 41 Test matches each. Jasprit Bumrah has taken 181 wickets in 41 Test matches at an average of 20.06.

Brett Lee had taken 158 wickets in 41 Test matches at an average of 31.91. Jasprit Bumrah had taken 5 wicket haul in an innings 11 times in 41 Test matches. Brett Lee had taken 5 wicket haul in an innings 4 times in 41 Test matches. Jasprit Bumrah’s best performance in an innings in 41 Test matches was 6 wickets for 27 runs. Brett Lee’s best performance in an innings after 41 Test matches was 5 wickets for 47 runs.

Dubbed as the bowler “impossible to face” by swashbuckling Australian batter Travis Head and a “cat burglar” by former tearaway pacer Brett Lee, Jasprit Bumrah’s reputation precedes him. Since the golden era of the West Indies in the 1970s a touring pace bowler struck fear into the hearts of Australians as much as Bumrah, according to the local media.