'He is 1000 times better than me'; Kapil Dev heaps praise on this Indian cricketer

Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev has lavished praises on Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. The former India all-rounder said that Bumrah is a thousand times better bowler than what he was in his prime.

"Bumrah is 1000 times better than me. These young boys are far better than us. We had more experience. They are better," Kapil Dev said.

Bumrah is considered to be India's best pace bowler of this era. The star pacer has taken 159 wickets in 26 Tests, 149 wickets in 89 ODIs and 87 wickets in 69 T20Is for India. He is in top form in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup, He has taken 11 wickets so far in the tournament.

Kapil Dev is the captain who brought the ODI World Cup to India for the first time. He is widely regarded as India's greatest all-rounder of all time. He took a world record of 434 wickets in Test cricket.