Aakash Chopra prefers Jasprit Bumrah over veteran Lasith Malinga as his super over bowler

Aakash Chopra preferred Jasprit Bumrah over his senior Lasith Malinga as his super over bowler. Bumrah is kwn as a death over specialist and has bowled some tight spells in penultimate and final overs both for Team India and Mumbai Indians to help his respective sides register some famous wins. Malinga, on or hand, boasts of having taken four wickets off four balls in limited-overs cricket - four against South Africa in World Cup 2007 group match (ODI) and four against New Zealand in 2019 (T20I). veteran had also bowled a match-winning final over against arch-rivals CSK in last year's tournament decider as MI won an edge-of- seat-thriller by 1 run to lift ir record fourth IPL title.

Here's why Chopra prefers Bumrah over Malinga

As a part of his regular cricket analysis on his official Youtube channel, Chopra said that Lasith Malinga, lion might have grown old, but has t forgotten how to catch its prey and if one sees earlier days (When Lankan icon was in his prime), choosing anyone above Lasith Malinga would be an injustice. He n mentioned that although he won MI 2019 IPL final with his slower one, pace icon is t his choice right w ahead of Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, and, Mitchell Starc and should stylish commentator have any such options, n he will t go to Malinga (for super over).

Speaking about Australian pace sensation Mitchell Starc, former Indian Test batsman added that tall fast bowler with his height and reverse swinging yorkers does t have to bowl slower ones or bouncers as 2015 World Cup winner can put six yorkers right on spot and can bowl. Furrmore, cricketer-turned-commentator/analyst also added that left-arm quickie can bowl over wicket or round wicket, wide yorkers, or on body with pace and an oddball that climbs on batsmen from three-quarters length. ex-Delhi cricketer n mentioned that if Starc is in form, n he will be his go with him for super over.

neless, former Test specialist added that choosing between Player of Tournament of 2015 World Cup and Jasprit Bumrah is a very tough call and concluded by saying that if one is an Australian n he/she will go with Starc while an Indian fan will go with MI and Team India's premier pacer.

IPL 2020

Coming back to IPL 2020, it will also be first time that an IPL final will be played on a weekday. tournament decider will be played on day of Diwali. This will be third time that IPL will be held outside India (after 2009, and 2014 editions) and at same time, it will also be second occasion after 2009 where all IPL matches will be played abroad.

2009 edition was entirely held in South Africa due to General Elections. tournament was won by w-defunct Deccan Chargers who had edged past Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring thriller. first half of 2014 edition was held in UAE due to General Elections while second half of that tournament was played in India.

Mumbai Indians will be defending ir title this time around. 

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