Let Jasprit Bumrah miss sure gamed and excursions: Ian Bishop’s advise to guard fast-bowler

India vs Australia: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah must be given breaks from sure video games and collection, legendary West Indies participant Ian Bishop has mentioned.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 27, 2023 21:15 IST

Jasprit Bumrah must be given breaks. (PTI Photo)

By India Today Sports Desk: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah must have his workload managed higher, feels former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop. While talking about Bumrah’s battle with accidents, Bishop mentioned that Bumrah needs to be allowed to overlook sure matches and excursions to maintain him sharp.

Bumrah has not featured for India since late September, 2022 after sustaining a again damage. The participant didn’t play the T20 World Cup and studies within the Indian media recommend that he is likely to be lacking the Indian Premier League as effectively.

Bishop, who performed 43 Tests and 84 ODI matches for West Indies mentioned that it’s best to handle Bumrah’s workload rigorously since he is a vital asset for the nation.

“Jasprit Bumrah has got an extra sharpness about his bowling when he is at his best, and you want to procure that. He is a match-winner and a difference-maker. Part of India’s success will largely depend on if he is fit or not. So you have to allow him to miss certain games and tours in order to have longevity,” Bishop informed Vimal Kumar in an interview.

Fast bowler’s workload has been some extent of rivalry within the present ICC period the place many have complained in regards to the scheduling of the tournaments. Bishop mentioned that Bumrah ought to look in the direction of Starc, who takes extended offs from franchise cricket to maintain his physique match.

“No bowler can play all the formats continuously. I have two formats and I struggled with my back. Sadly for fans, you have to pick and choose what are the important contests for each player. You’ve got Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer and Mitchell Starc,” Bishop mentioned.

“Starc is probably a good example, he takes time off and takes tournaments off. He is given rest so that he maintains his speed. These bowlers if they don’t have that cutting-edge speed that they had at their prime spells, they just become another of the bowlers of the trend,” the previous participant additional defined.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Feb 27, 2023