Former South African fast bowler Allan Donald made a name for himself with his excellent bowling performances for his nation. Nicknamed The White Lightning, Donald played 72 Test matches and 164 one-day international matches for the South African cricket team. In the total 236 matches he played for the Proteas, Donald bagged more than 600 wickets.
Donald has retired since long. After retirement, he has offered his views on the latest happenings in the cricket world. Since he was a dangerous fast bowler himself, it is every young fast bowler’s dream to earn the respect and attention of Donald. Currently, Indian cricket team’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and South African cricket team’s express fast bowler Kagiso Rabada are among the top pacers in world cricket.
A 3-match ODI series between the Indian cricket team and the South African cricket team is currently underway in South Africa. Ahead of the big series, Rabada received a break from international cricket so that he could manage his workload, but Bumrah has continued to play for the Indian cricket team.
Allan Donald rates Jasprit Bumrah over Kagiso Rabada
Recently, Donald made his selection of the top fast bowler between Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada. Although Rabada is from South Africa, Donald went with Bumrah as he remained neutral and took into consideration only the talent, the execution of the skills and the adaptability. He also said that Bumrah has sublime skills.
“Two blokes who I would keep at the top across all formats are (Kagiso) Rabada and Bumrah. But the one who would stand out in terms of all formats is Bumrah. His adaptability to all formats is just crazy and everyone talks about him. He has sublime skills in all formats of the game,” the former South African fast bowler quoted as saying by Telegraph.
