Irfan Pathan Gives Befitting Reply To Abdul Razzaq For Calling Jasprit Bumrah A 'Baby Bowler'

Razzaq on Thursday had called India lethal speedster Jasprit Bumrah a 'baby bowler' in comparison to legendary bowlers like Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath, and Shoaib Akhtar

Irfan Pathan Gives Befitting Reply To Abdul Razzaq For Calling Jasprit Bumrah A 'Baby Bowler'/ Photo: AFP

New Delhi: Veteran Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan gave a befitting reply to former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq and urged fans to not take him seriously. Razzaq on Thursday had called India lethal speedster Jasprit Bumrah a 'baby bowler' in comparison to legendary bowlers like Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath, and Shoaib Akhtar. "I have played against great bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram, so Bumrah is a baby bowler in front of me and I could have easily dominated and attacked him," said Razzaq in an interview to Cricket Pakistan. "After having faced world-class bowlers in my time, I would have had no problem against a bowler like Bumrah. The pressure would have been on him," Razzaq further added. Pathan took to twitter to respond to Razzaq and tweeted, "Irfan jese bowlers hamari gali gali mein paae jate hay par jab jab ye galli bowler inke samne khela har baar inki gilliyan nikal ke rakh di. Request to all fans not to pay any heat to those unnecessary over the top statements. Just read and :)"

“Irfan jese bowlers hamari gali gali mein paae jate hay” par jab jab ye galli bowler inke samne khela har baar inki gilliyan nikal ke rakh di. Request to all fans not to pay any heat to those unnecessary over the top statements. Just read and 😃.... #bumrah #ViratKohli

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 5, 2019

Bumrah is recovering at a steady pace from his injury and is likely to make a comeback into the Indian squad when they take on New Zealand, in which India will play five T20Is, three ODIs, followed by two Tests starting January 24.