5 best yorkers in the world right now

#3 Jasprit Bumrah

Often compared to Malinga because of his slingy action, Jasprit Bumrah, in fact, learned his tricks of the trade from the Sri Lankan quick with whom he has shared the Mumbai Indians dressing room for some time now.

But Bumrah has now clearly stepped out of his master’s shadow so much so that even in crunch situations in the IPL, he is now the preferred option to bowl for the Mumbai Indians ahead of Malinga.

Bumrah has gone on to replicate his success at the international level and is now Kohli’s go-to bowler in crunch situations in ODIs and T20Is. It is his pace and the perfect yorkers delivered with consistency that make him such a great success.

The Australian legend Glenn McGrath, who encouraged Bumrah to stick to his unorthodox bowling action, is usually all praise for the Indian youngster.

In an interview before the 2017 Champions Trophy, McGrath said about him, “The way he bowls at the death is impressive. In addition to a fine length, he also generates good pace. He can come up with occasional yorkers as well. He is a quality pacer and I hope he continues to improve.”