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Indian cricket staff quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFP
The Indian cricket staff had its first coaching session on Tuesday after the heavy loss towards Australia within the pink-ball Check match. Whereas most India cricketers attended the session, there have been two main absentees – Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. In keeping with a report by Sydney Morning Herald, each the quick bowlers skipped apply as a part of workload administration. Nevertheless, the sight of Bumrah spending time with India’s power and conditioning coach on the sidelines of the apply session has sparked an enormous concern. Through the second Check match, Bumrah was seen holding his internal thigh in ache and though he continued bowling, there have been some consultants who have been left involved.
Former Australian cricket staff quick bowler Damien Fleming reacted to Bumrah lacking the apply session in Adelaide and stated that there can be “serious doubts” on the subject of him.
“There’s got to be some serious doubts. Siraj might be workload [related] but I’m bemused Bumrah bowled that over. They could have hid this. They showed their hand,” he said on SEN Radio.
“There’s no way that’s cramp. He was very ginger after the break in the first innings. He bowled again, not quite as slow second innings. I don’t even know why he bowled that over [in the second innings]. That actually gave some secrets away to everyone,” he added.
Earlier, India bowling coach Morne Morkel assured that it was only a cramp and the pacer is “high quality.” Bumrah, who claimed an eight-wicket match haul in India’s 295-run win in the series opener, showed signs of discomfort while bowling the 81st over of Australia’s innings.
He was attended to by the team’s physio but resumed bowling immediately, completing his over and delivering three more overs later in the session.
“Firstly, with Bumrah, he is high quality; it was simply this cramp. Yeah, even as a result of after that, you understand, he bowled and you bought the wickets twice,” Morkel stated on the post-match press convention.
(With PTI inputs)
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