In this year’s World Cup, India defeated USA, Namibia, Pakistan and Netherlands in the group round. After that, the team had to go through a tough time after losing to South Africa at the Super-8 stage. But under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, India came back strong and reached the semi-finals, defeating Zimbabwe and the West Indies.

This time the goal of the team is to reach the final for the second time in a row. Note that India won the title in 2024 by defeating South Africa. Australia’s bowling legend Glenn McGrath once again has full faith in Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the semi-final against England.

McGrath called Bumrah a “big-game player”. His prediction is that he is India’s trump card against England. Bumrah has so far taken 9 wickets in 6 matches in this tournament.

Bumrah performed brilliantly under pressure in the ‘virtual quarter-final’ against West Indies at Eden. Just when the Caribbean team was about to take control of the match, the right-arm pacer picked up two big wickets (Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase) in the 12th over, breaking the core strength of the West Indies’ middle order.

These two crucial wickets paved the way for India’s 5-wicket victory and sent the team into the semi-finals. Glenn McGrath feels that Bumrah is at his best at crucial moments and can change the course of a match.