New Delhi, March 6 -- Legendary Indian player Kapil Dev hailed India's ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah after his heroic spell against England in the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Mumbai on Friday, calling him the number one bowler in the world.

Kapil believes that the way Bumrah performs under pressure, he deserves to get respect. He also highlighted Indian wicketkeeper/batter Sanju Samson's back-to-back fifties in the T20 WC and said he played wonderful cricket.

India is on course to create history at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, as they edged past England to advance to the Final. India will now lock horns with New Zealand for the title on Sunday in Ahmedabad.

Bumrah finished this spell with a wicket and gave away only...