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Indian cricket workforce star quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFP
The Indian cricket workforce received the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy title within the final yr however their kind in red-ball cricket has been lower than satisfying. The facet, that slumped to sequence losses in opposition to New Zealand and Australia, will subsequent tackle England in a much-anticipated five-match sequence. England has been a tough place for India with journey and though the groups are evenly matched on paper, England batter Ben Duckett believes that the hosts will simply emerge victorious.
“India at home is very different to India away. It’s a side I feel we should beat and we can beat. It’ll be a good series,” Duckett mentioned to Mail Sport.
Duckett even opened up in regards to the problem of dealing with star India quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah and mentioned that though it will likely be powerful, there may be nothing from Bumrah that can shock him.
“I’ve faced him in a five-Test series before. I know what he’s going to do to me, and the good thing about that is I know what skills he has,” mentioned Duckett. “There’s going to be nothing that surprises me. It’s going to be challenging, and the red-ball skills of Mohammed Shami are just as threatening as Bumrah. But if I can get through that opening spell, I feel there are runs to be had,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene didn’t give a timeframe for Jasprit Bumrah’s return to aggressive cricket, and mentioned the tempo spearhead’s absence will probably be a large “challenge” for his facet within the IPL 2025.
Bumrah will miss just a few preliminary video games of the event as he’s at present recuperating from a again damage on the BCCI Centre of Excellence at Bengaluru. “Jasprit Bumrah is at the NCA. We have to wait and see their feedback on him. At the moment it is going well, the progress is on a day to day basis,” mentioned Jayawardene throughout MI’s pre-season press meet right here on Wednesday.
“He is in good spirits, and not having him is a challenge. He is the best bowler in the world,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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