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#2 Kohli anoints Bumrah as world's best bowler

Jasprit Bumrah's match-winning spell at MCG received high praise from skipper Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli has anointed 25-year old pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the world's best bowler. Impressed by the right-arm fast bowler's game-changing spell against Australia at the MCG, the seasoned batsman admitted that he would not want to face his own teammate on a fiery surface like Perth.

Bumrah, who made his Test debut earlier this year, burgeoned his glowing reputation with a match-winning effort at Melbourne. He broke the back of Australia's batting lineup to register figures of 6/33 in the first innings. Upon picking three wickets in the second innings, the rising pacer was adjudged Player of the Match.

Speaking to reporters at the post-match press conference, Kohli asserted, "Jasprit (Bumrah) obviously is the best bowler in the world, as per me. He is a match winner, without a doubt, even if he has only been playing (Test cricket) for 12 months."

The master batsman elaborated, "I mean if there was a pitch like Perth, I wouldn't want to face Jasprit Bumrah to be honest because if he gets on a roll, he can really crank it up. The way he bowls is so much more different to anyone and I think he realizes that more than the batsmen. That's why he is so confident about his skills."