Not surprised by Jasprit Bumrah’s success, asserts Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar also added that he had foreseen the Gujarat bowler’s success having spent time with him and seen his sincere and honest efforts to learn and improve constantly. He also believed that the young pacer would make his mark and he is happy because the outcome was no different.

“I am not surprised by Bumrah’s success. Having spent time with him and seen his sincere and honest efforts to improve and learn, I always knew it was a matter of time before he would rattle the best batsmen in the world. I have seen from close quarters how he looks to improve.

But Bumrah wasn’t the only youngster who impressed last year as Rishabh Pant made a mark for himself with some eye-catching performances in England and Australia. After making his debut against England in Nottingham, the 21 year old scored two centuries and two half centuries in the 9 Tests that he played. In the historic win against Australia, the youngster finished as the second highest run getter behind Cheteshwar Pujara. Tendulkar praised Pant, who was also awarded the ICC Emerging Player for 2018, for his start in the game and felt that he has a great future but shall have to keep his focus to excel on a longer run.