Basit Ali Hails Karun Nair’s Masterclass Towards Bumrah: Haven’t Seen Something Like This In Years

Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali was left gobsmacked after witnessing Karun Nair toying with the world’s finest Jasprit Bumrah with a technically sound and magical strokeplay within the ongoing 18th version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Although Delhi Capitals antagonistically succumbed to a 12-run defeat whereas pursuing Mumbai Indians’ daunting 206-run goal, the high-scoring fixture will probably be remembered for Nair’s valiance.

He singlehandedly carried Delhi’s hopes of ending Mumbai’s flawless file whereas defending a 200-plus goal. On his return to the cash-rich league after three years, Nair decimated Mumbai’s tempo categorical and toyed with the spinners in his explosive 89 from a mere 40 deliveries with out breaking a sweat.

The spotlight of his swashbuckling effort within the high-scoring Arun Jaitley Stadium was how effortlessly he demolished Bumrah’s prowess within the white-ball format. Basit struggled to recollect a top-class batter previously 5 to 6 years who made Bumrah tilt on the windmills the way in which Nair did in Delhi’s house floor. For the previous Pakistan batter, Nair is a “very massive participant.”

“Within the final 5 to 6 years, I’ve by no means seen somebody play in opposition to Bumrah like this. Even when the top-class batters on the planet, together with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Joe Root, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler or Travis Head, no one has performed in opposition to him like that. The way in which Karun Nair counterattacked Bumrah made it really feel like somebody was taking part in cricket. The way in which he scored over additional cowl, he’s a really massive participant,” Basit stated on his YouTube channel.

By various his tempo, Bumrah tried to place Nair in an ungainly spot, however the in-form star learn him like a ebook. It was the ultimate over of the powerplay, the place Nair flaunted his power-hitting prowess. He started the over by smoking the ball previous the boundary rope for a most.

He topped it up by dispatching the ball for a boundary on the third supply. On the penultimate supply of the over, he picked up the slower supply and lofted it over long-off for one more most. Nair celebrated his half-century with a double on the ultimate ball and mustered 18 runs from the over.

He confronted 9 deliveries and garnered a whopping 26 runs, laced with three fours and two towering maximums, leaving Bumrah dismayed. For the 54-year-old, even when Nair had simply 49 runs to his title as an alternative of 89, his remarks concerning the Indian’s stellar efficiency would have remained the identical.

“I used to be instructed he scored 300 in opposition to England in a Check. How did he drop out of the squad? Kids in India and Pakistan ought to play with this a lot confidence. DC ought to have gained. I can not perceive how they misplaced the sport. Even when he scored 49, my feedback could be the identical. When he performed photographs, it felt like there have been no fielders on the bottom,” he added.