"Only Bumrah is executing yorkers consistently": Brett Lee

Former Australian pacer Brett Lee feels that apart from Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah other speedsters are failing to bowl yorkers effectively in death overs Currently Bumrah is the most complete bowler in world cricket The pacer has the ability to bowl wickettaking deliveries without conceding many runs but the most dangerous delivery in his armoury is the yorkerOn a general rule other than Bumrah we havent seen enough fast bowlers nailing their yorkers recently said Brett LeeI want to see fast bowlers bowl more yorkers I still dont reckon they execute enough yorkers at the death Lee said at the launch of the Legends Intercontinental T20 league recentlyWith the recently concluded IPL featuring scores in excess of 200 regularly Lee believes the fast bowlers would be more economical had they nailed yorkersAlso ReadIPL 2024 final Despair for some delight for othersIf you look back at 17 years of Indian Premier League on average a yorker goes for a strike rate of less than 100 Which tells me that one run or less per bowler thats executedNow when you bowl a yorker and youve got guys who can go down and scoop you over the head well that puts pressure on you as a bowler Youve got to set in the right field and put two men back third man fine and back and then bowl Lee addedAs the T20 format progresses the game is more favouring batsmen With the inclusion of the Impact Player rule in the IPL bowlers struggle to deliver performances during the matchesLee like several other former players called for a balance between bat and ball Im all for batters smoking the ball all over but there has got to be something for the bowlers too Im not asking for a green top where teams bowled out for 110 because thats not good for cricket eitherYou want a good total I think Anywhere around that 185 mark to 230 is a good score Weve seen scores now of 265 270 277 Its really hard because most bowlers now are going for 45 to 50 off their four overs he saidAustralias youngster Jake FraserMcCGurk impressed everyone with his performances in his IPL debut Following that the batsman has earned his spot in Australias T20 World Cup 2024 squadHowever Australian selectors decided to go with their traditional opening batsman David Warner who is set to pull the curtains on his career Along with him the Australian top order will also have the likes of Travis Head and Mitchell MarshMcGurk who is a toporder batter and Warners Delhi Capitals teammate though has been named as a travelling reserve David Warner has earned that right to go out on his own terms And if things dont happen for whatever reason then hes McGurk definitely there to take part Lee saidDespite not having a great run in the IPL 2024 Warner has accumulated 834 runs in T20 format since 2021He was woefully out of form ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup but ended up being the player of the tournament playing a vital role in Australias maiden World Cup win in the shortest formatOn the other hand 22yearold McGurk who was called in as a replacement for Lungi Ngidi at Delhi Capitals gave an excellent display of explosive batsmanship smashing four halfcenturies in nine games at an astronomical strike rate exceeding 234 I think if you go over there as a reserve batsman you definitely have a chance to get an opportunity That happened this year with the Delhi Capitals he wasnt even picked in the squadRicky Ponting rang him up late night and said come in and had a few injuries So right time right place But the advice to him and he articulated it beautifully to say that hes only 22 years of age araam se araam se Hes got time Theres no point rushing it Lee saidWith PTI Inputs