According to Aakash Chopra, the administration of the Indian team ought to have concealed Jasprit Bumrah‘s involvement in the current Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Gautam Gambhir, the coach of India, stated at the news conference prior to the five-match Test series that the star speedster would only play three Test matches.
The team management is taking Bumrah’s workload management seriously, particularly after he collapsed during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s fifth and final Test match earlier this year. The Gujarat bowler had put in a lot of effort in the previous four Test matches against Australia before this. Bumrah’s fitness is being closely monitored by the support team to avoid a repeat of this.
Chopra, however, thinks that India would have done better if they had kept the Jasprit Bumrah card close to the vest and allowed the opposition to speculate as to how many games he would play.
“Jasprit Bumrah stated that he would only play in three games, and I’m wondering if it was necessary to make the announcement.
Why wasn’t it kept under wraps? We also don’t reveal our crew. So why was it necessary to keep saying that he would only play three matches before the tour began? Give them a chance to guess. “You can play any Test you want,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
“It’s not ideal that you can only play two of the remaining four matches after having played one. You will play one of three if you also play the second. The opponent thus quickly adopts a positive mindset that your greatest strength, Bumrah, is also absent. Accordingly, you can prepare pitches,” Chopra said.
Indian fast bowlers of the future will need to be ready: Aakash Chopra
Concerns regarding India’s fast bowling resources were also voiced by the former Indian opener. He emphasised how crucial it is to train the upcoming generation of Indian pacers. Shami is at the latter stages of his career, according to Chopra. He added that although Siraj has performed well, he hasn’t yet attained Bumrah or Shami’s level.
“The upcoming generation of quick bowlers from India will need to be ready. It’s a significant problem. Two significant foundations supported India’s successful international performances. One was when batters began scoring runs, but that didn’t work out because you needed to take 20 wickets. According to Chopra, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj were excellent with Jasprit Bumrah.
“I also recall Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s Lord’s Test and Ishant Sharma. I believe that tale is not yet over, but it is almost finished. When Bumrah’s availability is questioned, who will assume responsibility moving forward because of Muhammad Shami? Although Mohammed Siraj is good, he has not attained the status of Shami or Bumrah,” he continued.
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