Former Australia captain Michael Clarke labels star pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the most important person across the globe. Clarke's statement on Bumrah came ahead of the IPL 2026.
During his podcast, the former cricketer praised Jasprit Bumrah a lot. For him, he is the 'Greatest of All Time', in modern cricket. While cricket fans often debate Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma as the GOAT, Clarke thinks differently.
The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League is expected to start later this month, after the conclusion of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. In IPL 2026, Jasprit Bumrah will again be in action for the Mumbai Indians (MI).
Among all the franchise cricket leagues, the IPL holds the top position in multiple aspects, like revenue and level of competition.
In the last season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) claimed their maiden league trophy with Virat Kohli as the central piece of the team. After breaking so many records in international cricket, the IPL trophy with RCB was like a cherry on top of a beautifully decorated cake. For many cricket fans and experts, Virat Kohli is the GOAT.
Michael Clarke declared India pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the best in the world in all three formats
Speaking of 'Beyond23cricketpod', Michael Clarke said, "Bumrah, he is just a freak. All three formats. He is by a distance, the most important player in the world, in all three formats."
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The topic of the video or podcast was mainly about the T20 World Cup 2026 Final, where India will face New Zealand on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Men in Blue, the defending champions of the tournament, qualified for the Final, defeating England by 7 runs in Mumbai.
It was quite natural, as the discussions were around the India vs New Zealand upcoming match, Bumrah's name would come spontaneously. In the semi-finals, he took the important wicket of England skipper Harry Brook. After the match, skipper Suryakumar Yadav praised the pacer for his constant bowling performance.
Notable bowling stats of Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian Premier League
If we talk about the pacer's IPL career in brief, then it will be clear why Michael Clarke issued such a big statement for the Indian seamer.
After making IPL debut in 2013, the pacer has played 145 matches so far to take 183 wickets, for an amazing economy rate of 7.24 on aggregate. In 2025, the speedster took 18 wickets in 12 games. IPL 2020-21 was the best season for him. In that campaign, he claimed a staggering amount of 27 wickets in 15 matches, for an economy rate of only 6.73.
In the recent past, there were a lot of concerns over Bumrah's workload management. Because of back-to-back matches and injury concerns, he had to miss a few matches as well. But now, he is running like a well-oiled machine.
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