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File picture of Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma
India captain Rohit Sharma appeared to be hesitant in unleashing Jasprit Bumrah to the complete extent because the workforce suffered a 10-wicket defeat towards Australia. Bumrah was India’s most profitable bowler within the match, but there are some who felt that the pacer might’ve been used extra. Nevertheless, former India batter Mohammad Kaif has defended Rohit’s method, saying Bumrah “is the only bowling India have”. Therefore, Rohit could not threat seeing him get injured at such an important junction of the sequence.
Many followers on social media complained that Rohit wasn’t giving longer spells to Bumrah within the pink-ball Check. Kaif feels Rohit is not within the capability to present his marquee pacer lengthy spells due to how dependent the workforce is on him.
“No need to panic that much, it’s just 1-1. It’s alright we’ve lost one Test, there is no need to behave like all is lost. The planning needs to be better; tactical moves need to come into play. Rohit was not up to the mark as captain. And of course, Jasprit Bumrah. You can’t give long spells to Bumrah. He’s the only bowler. I have never seen a team that depends on only one player. Ashwin is not playing, Jadeja is not playing. If Bumrah gets injured, you forget about the series. That’s why Rohit is giving him short spells,” Kaif stated in a video shared on his social media handles.
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— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 9, 2024
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar revealed that Bumrah has performed solely 34% of the nationwide workforce’s matches over the past three years. Kaif additionally defined the rationale behind Bumrah being protected to this extent. Kaif stated that the workforce administration is taking care of Bumrah to such a big extent because it needs him to stay match for crucial occasions.
“Bumrah is being looked after. Rohit Sharma has been told to take care of him, so that he stays fit. He shouldn’t break down as he is the lone pacer,” Kaif defined.
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