Former swing sensation Irfan Pathan feels Jasprit Bumrah is the 'only one X factor' in India's bowling line-up in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
"When we talk about Varun Chakravarthy, it's clear that he will do really well because he has mystery and also is in top form. But according to me in terms of bowling, there is only one X factor and that is Bumrah. There can't be a bigger X factor than Bumrah in any other team," Pathan said on Star Sports.
India got off to an impressive start to their T20 World Cup campaign with a win over England in the warm-up game.
KL Rahul scored brutal yet elegant fifty while Ishan Kishan also grabbed the opportunity as the Men in Blue warmed-up nicely with a seven-wicket win over the Three Lions on Monday.
Rahul made batting look easy with six boundaries and three sixes in his 24-ball-51 while Kishan was retired hurt after a chiselled 70 off 46 balls that had three sixes apart from seven boundaries as India chased a target of 189 with an over to spare.
In a game where result was secondary, Rahul's touch would have certainly made skipper Virat Kohli pleased as punch as he hit some breathtaking sixes off Chris Woakes and also treated Mark Wood with disdain.
Kishan, who might have to sit out if he is not playing as an opener, did his case no harm once Rahul was gone as he punished the spinners, including a dazzling six, coming down the track off Adil Rashid.
India in the first game ticked some boxes that includes two senior pacers Jasprit Bumrah (1/26) and Mohammed Shami (3/40) hitting the straps straightaway with some fast and accurate deliveries.
