Legendary Kapil Dev was sceptical about Jasprit Bumrah's long-term survival in international cricket with such an awkward action, but the former captain today said he has been proven wrong by the pacer. Kapil termed Bumrah a "fabulous" bowler and said the Gujarat pacer has completely changed people's perception about bowlers with unorthodox action. "He (Bumrah) is fabulous. When I saw Bumrah for the first time, I thought how would he play with such an awkward action. But this player has changed our thought process," the 1983 World Cup-winning skipper said today during a event here. "And today we feel players with awkward action will play for their country for long," he added. A stern advocate of fitness, the legendary all-rounder was full of praise for India skipper Virat Kohli for turning the current team as one of the fittest in world cricket.

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