Overview

• Akram praised India’s management for carefully handling Bumrah’s workload, giving the team full credit for its approach.
• He brushed off comparisons between his era and today’s, saying neither he nor Bumrah cares about the debate and calling the Indian pacer very impressive.
• Former India quick Varun Aaron noted Bumrah has surpassed Akram’s wicket tally in SENA countries and described him as a genius.
• Reports say India’s players passed pre-season assessments in Bengaluru, with Bumrah available for the Asia Cup starting September 9 in the UAE.
• Akram criticized proposals for a two-tier World Test Championship, warning it would hinder the development of Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh.