Jasprit Bumrah: Pakistani-origin bowler Zahoor Khan made a big claim, saying that he has taught Jasprit Bumrah to bowl slower balls.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah Slower Balls: Pakistan-born UAE fast bowler Zahoor Khan made a significant claim regarding Jasprit Bumrah , one of the world's leading bowlers . Zahoor says he taught Bumrah how to bowl slower. A video of Zahoor talking about Bumrah is rapidly going viral on social media.

The Pakistani-born UAE bowler said that Bumrah had bowled slower balls before, but he taught him to bowl better. This incident happened during the 2019 IPL.

Zahoor Khan said in the video.

In the viral video, Zahoor Khan said, "Let me tell you a story. Bumrah used to bowl slower balls with a normal action. In a match played in Abu Dhabi, Bumrah, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Trent Boult went for a lot of runs. That year, the IPL was being held in September, when the temperature in the UAE is 50 degrees. You can't even grip the ball properly at night because it gets wet."

Zahoor further said, "The Mumbai Indians called me, I quarantined for 6 days and went to practice on the 7th day. I was with the team that night. Zaheer Khan and Robin Singh knew me because I had bowled a maiden over in the T10 League. I bowled a yorker on the first ball, and the next five balls were slower. We were all sitting together. Then Bumrah came and sat in front of the table, and Rohit Sharma came and sat there. I was sitting there watching."

Zahoor Khan spoke on slower bowling.

Zahoor said, "I was using the same action with the same grip. He said, how is this possible? I said, I will show you. He said, " Okay, you tell me in the next practice. I said okay. When practice came, I was bowling. Shane Bond was Mumbai's bowling coach. Mahela Jayawardene was standing behind the nets. I bowled a slow bouncer. I deceived the batsman. Shane Bond asked what your grip is. Do you bowl off-cutters? I said no, it is the same grip."

Zahoor Khan from Pakistan Said, Jasprit Bumrah has learned bowling from me.

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Slower ball taught to Bumrah.

Zahoor continued, "A day or two later, I was bowling with Bumrah. He said, 'Paaji, show me your grip.' I showed him; it was the same. I bowled like this. The action should be the same. Then he bowled and said, 'This is different. I'm a UAE player, and he's a world-class bowler.' I was really impressed that he, such a big star, was asking me." However, Zahoor's claim has not been confirmed.