Jaspreet Bumrah, who is considered the best pace in the world and a prominent player for India, has come as a surprise and shock to many people, being available for only three out of five tests.
India remained to play four more Test matches against England, losing the first match in Headingley, leading England to a 1-0 lead in the series. Jaspreet Bumrah, who is considered the best pace in the world and a prominent player for India, has come as a surprise and shock to many people, being available for only three out of five tests.
Bumrah, who plays the entire Indian Premier League (IPL) season for Mumbai Indians, has been allotted only three Tests against England. India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that Bumrah is considered less important for effectively managing his charge.
Former South African legendary batsman Ab de Villiers, who had to manage the workload of Dale Stan during his active days, is not happy with the management decision of Team India that Bumrah is not happy to play only three of the five games.
“He is probably the top bowler in the world in all formats right now. Therefore, it is very difficult to decide the way to relax.
“But in my opinion, the Test is the final look of the game. And this test series was probably one, in my opinion, to prepare it for all five test matches.” De Villiers said on his YouTube channel.
Citing the example of Dale Steyn, de Villiers said that Bumrah should have been resting during the less important T20 Eye and ODI. He said, “This is what we used to do with Dale (Stan). Relax it in less important T20 and ODI series and prepare it for the Big Test series away from Australia, England and India … New Zealand to a certain extent,” he explained to a certain extent, “he explained.
The former Proteas captain also said that it is “mismanagement” by the Indian team. “So, I don’t know if it was mismanagement or probably because he recently returned from injury, looked at the IPL as a warm -up phase,” he said.
“Maybe, who went to the surgeon, who told him,” You can’t play five Test matches. ” Therefore, I mean you respect it, and at the end of the day, it is up to Team India to manage it well, ”he said.
