For SA vs. IND Tests, AB De Villiers Calls This Bowler a Threat
during the forthcoming two-match Test series in the rainbow nation Former Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers warned South African batters not to drop their guard and concentration for even a second against India's ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah.
The Proteas legend, who faced Bumrah at the start of the great bowler's Test career during the thrilling 2018 series in South Africa, underlined the man's genius with the ball in hand and said he poses the most robust threat to the home team's batting line-up for the coming assignment in Centurion and Cape Town.
For De Villiers, Bumrah fits perfectly with the conditions in South Africa as the reigning leader of the Indian attack, with his tall height and ability to generate disconcerting bounce as well as lateral seam movement both ways.
De Villiers said, "Bumrah is definitely the leader of the pack. He's a guy who keeps coming at you. Never stops. He's got all the skills. He kept us very busy in the last series we played in South Africa.”
He further added that "he's the perfect bowler for those conditions, angling it into the stumps and then just moving it either way from there. He's a handful, and he's going to keep the South African batters busy. The whole of the Indian bowling attack is the biggest threat for South Africa.”