Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah impressive in ongoing World Cup : McGrath

Australia’s Glenn McGrath heaped a lot of praise on the Indian fast bowling unit which has been more than impressive in the ongoing World Cup.
The three-time World Cup winner, who is here on a two-day visit as part of a MRF Pace Foundation’s talent hunt program, said, “They were impressive during their tour to Australia and even out-bowled us. I am particularly impressed with Jasprit Bumrah, who bowls fast in a short run up and has a unique action,” he said.
McGrath, who is visiting MS Dhoni’s backyard for the first time, believes the keeper-batsman’s experience will do Virat Kohli’s team a world of good in their campaign. “There are talks of his retirement, but Dhoni should keep playing as long as he enjoys the game,” added the former pacer, who amassed 563 Test and 381 ODI wickets during his international career spanning over 14 years.
With the World Cup entering its middle stages, he placed his bet on England, Australia and India as the top contenders for winning the quadrennial event. However, he said the current Australian side’s mindset is different from the previous ones. “Steve Waugh was a ruthless captain. He wanted to crush the opposition from the very first ball,” he said.
As part of the program, McGrath worked with 20 pacers from Jharkhand’s Ranji, U-23 and U-19 squads at the JSCA International Stadium complex and was quite impressed with the youngsters who he said are ‘talented, skilled and physically strong’.
He flew in with a battery of experts and analysts on Saturday night. On Monday morning, the bowlers were made to bowl at the nets for over two and a half hours. The whole session was video-recorded. Post lunch, McGrath and the foundation’s chief coach M Senthilnathan sat down with each of them.