Former Australia wicketkeeper batter Adam Gilchrist has showered massive praise on India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, saying he would've even troubled legendary Sir Don Bradman.

Bumrah grabbed the attention of the entire cricketing fraternity with his sensational performances in 2024 as he first played a major role in India's T20 World Cup 2024 triumph and also troubled the opposition with his lethal bowling in Test cricket.

finishing as the highest wicket-taker with 32 wickets from five matches. Recently, Gilchrist reserved special praise for the India fast bowler, mentioning that he would've made life hell even for the legendary Sir Don Bradman. He also said that Bradman's average of 99.94 would've been massively affected had he faced Bumrah.

"I am not rating him, no number befitting what he is in world sport. He would have ripped on Bradman's peak in the matter of balls. It would have been much further south of 99 [Bradman's batting average ] that he sits at. You cannot have a reward that is high enough for him," Gilchrist said on the Club Prairie Fire podcast.

Bumrah began the series with a Player of the Match performance in Perth as he led India to a massive 295-run victory with his match figures of 8/72. He further picked up nine wickets each in Brisbane (9/94) and Melbourne (9/156) to give a tough time to the Australian batters.

Bumrah holds best ever rating by an Indian bowler in Test rankings

His magnificent performance has also made him climb to the top of the ICC Test rankings for bowlers, where he .

However, his magnificent series in Australia came to a tragic end as he injured himself midway through the fifth Test in Sydney and opted not to bowl in the match from Day 2 onwards. as he's been asked to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).