India, March 14 -- There is no doubt about it now. We live in the age of Jasprit Bumrah, a man who seems all the more remarkable in an era when most bowlers are mere cannon fodder for batters firing on all cylinders all the time.

Across formats, conditions, surfaces and circumstances, Bumrah's normal is blinding brilliance, delivered with an inscrutable composure interrupted only by a wry smile or the occasional shy grin.

Calling him the greatest fast-bowler of all time may upset some, but one need only look at the statistics. In Tests, his 234 wickets have come at an average of 19.79, a best-of-all-time rate that puts him ahead of greats such as Wasim Akram, Allan Donald and Glenn McGrath, with only Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Cu...