WI legendary pacer Curtly Ambrose is a huge fan of this Indian star

Legendary West Indies pacer Curtly Ambrose is a huge fan of lead Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah Despite suffering a stress fracture in the past Ambrose feels that Bumrah should not change anything in his unorthodox bowling action as he feels every fast bowler takes the field with a risk of getting injuredJasprit Bumrah is the best fast bowler of the modernday cricket across formats After undergoing surgery with his back problems the pacer made a return to the game during the ODI World Cup 2023The Indian speedster can pick a wicket in the T20 format at any stage of the game and also has the ability to bowl with the new ball as well as with the old ball in the longest format of the gameIn a telephonic interview with PTI Ambrose said Bumrah should not change a thing unless he sustains a serious injury What I can tell you something about Jasprit Bumrah Im a big fan Right from ever since I saw him the first time Hes so unconventional but highly effective And thats what I like about him When you look at traditional fast bowlers you wouldnt look at Bumrah hes so unorthodoxAlso ReadT20 World Cup 2024 IND vs AFG Unbeaten Indias faceoff with inform AfghansHe has done a great job for India and still doing a great job in all formats I met him a couple of years ago when India played in Antigua Hes someone Ive always enjoyed watching because hes so different said Ambrose who is involved with promoting the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 hereBumrahs openchested action does put pressure on his back but Ambrose believes every fast bowler has to deal with risks like thatFrom my little experience there are no two bowlers who are exactly alike Bowlers may have similarities but they are never exactly alike and we all have our different styles everyone is differentIn terms of his longevity in terms of injuries for every fast bowler there is always risk of being injured But at the same time you cant go out there thinking that wayYouve got to go out there and do the job to the best of your ability and whatever happens happens The only way he should change is if he may be sustains a serious injury or has to remodel his action or something said the 60yearold who played 98 Tests for the West Indies taking 405 wicketsCurtly Ambrose in his playing days was known to trouble the best batsmen in the world due to the extra bounce he used to create with his 67 height The former West Indian pacer thinks that the stress on Jasprit Bumrahs back is not only because of his actionsIve never been through it stress fracture So it would be unfair for me to even try to say what to do I will leave that for the medical expert I dont think Bumrahs stress comes totally from his actionYou can look at Ian Bishop he had a perfect action and he also had stress fracture reasoned the cricketer from AntiguaThe international calendar is busier than ever dur to various T20 leagues taking place in the world Ambrose feels that the game has changed drastcally and too much cricket can have a harmful impactThe game has become a bit more commercialised Too much cricket is being played as well Players are leaving from one series to the next there is franchise cricket as well Guys could get burnt outIts still exciting there are wonderful players around but too much cricket is being played and that to me would be a bit of a concern said AmbroseThe fearsome pacer from Antigua played plenty of limitedovers cricket but for him Test cricket is the only format that produces legendsIve always preferred Test match cricket over anything else Ive played ODIs Ive played fourday cricket but for me it isnt international cricket Test match cricket for me is a real cricketI believe at the end of a career if youve been judged if you want to become a legend you have to play Test cricket You would not become a legend playing ODIs or T20s There is talk about Tests dying I dont really think sothe powers that be need to do something to make Test match cricket a little more attractive and were going to be okay But Test match cricket is not going anywhere he assertedCurtly Ambrose in the 1990s was at his peak and enjoyed the battles against legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar In modernday cricket he would like to test himself against Virat Kohli Joe Root Babar Azam and Kane WilliamsonWhen I played I thrived on challenges In every team there were at least a handful of great batsmen And you know with a reputation as well So for me they tend to bring the best out of me when I playTo dismiss them gives me more pleasure than dismissing numbers 9 10 11 You talk about these guys they are great players Kohli and Co It would be nice to play against them but having said that Ive played against some greats in my time as well he saidIn the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 Curtly Ambrose is happy to see teams like the USA and Afghanistan surprising big teams of the gameWell prior to the start of the World Cup I predicted some upsets and so far weve seen a few So I am quite happy for that it makes the tournament more interesting as opposed to all of the big teams just running away added AmbroseWith PTI Inputs