Irfan Pathan Slams India: “Marco Jansen Ahead Of Jasprit Bumrah” After Test Whitewash

Irfan Pathan didn’t hold back after India’s humiliating 0-2 home Test series loss to South Africa, bluntly stating that South Africa’s Marco Jansen outshone Jasprit Bumrah in every department while calling out the team’s poor spin play and selection flaws.

Jansen Outdoes Bumrah In Impact And Stats

Pathan highlighted how Jansen dominated with both bat and ball in the Guwahati massacre. His explosive 93 off 91 balls—with six fours and seven sixes—powered South Africa’s 489, then he claimed 6/48 to bowl India out for 201. Across the series, Jansen snared 12 wickets at 10.08 average, dwarfing Bumrah’s eight at 18.50.

“Jansen was ahead of Bumrah. If we talk of impact in batting, bowling, the way he was getting bounce and getting wickets,” Pathan said on his YouTube channel, adding that if someone outperforms Bumrah, India’s pace attack has clear gaps to fix"

Pathan called the home defeats “very shameful,” comparing Simon Harmer’s nine-wicket Guwahati haul to Mitchell Santner’s earlier success and slamming India’s “poor technique against spinners.”

Spin Woes And WTC Final In Jeopardy

Harmer earned Player of the Series with 17 wickets, including a second-innings 6/37 that sealed the 408-run win—India’s biggest Test defeat ever and their second home whitewash in 13 months.

With World Test Championship final hopes fading, Pathan warned India must win everything ahead: home Tests vs Australia, away series in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. “Qualifying looks extremely difficult,” he said, urging focus on spin-proficient domestic batters like Sarfaraz Khan

Pathan’s Selection Wake-Up Call

Pathan demanded rewarding domestic performers who handle spin: “You will have to award players who are doing well… Track their performances and give them more chances. Back them. Give them all the games and stability.”

India’s struggles against SENA nations continue, with Pathan questioning dropping players like Sarfaraz on non-cricketing grounds and pushing for tough conditions prep now ahead of spin-heavy battles.

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