Stuart Broad has questioned India’s move to rest Jasprit Bumrah from the fourth Test against England after the hosts put on an uninspired bowling performance in the first innings, saying it handed the visitors the advantage.
At Ranchi, India missed out on the top spot as they allowed England to rally from 112-5 to 353. Broad feels India is feeling Bumrah’s absence. He wrote of spinner bowls with precise, uneven bounce. crack. A bowler’s dream. 350 looks 100 above average. Slowness is likely to be important in this series. Dominate the game with a pre-emptive strike. Bumrah “rested” – I don’t understand. 8 over in the final innings. Control returned to England. ”
Bumrah returned from injury last August after a one-year hiatus due to a back injury. The quick-footed player made a brief return to international cricket in September 2022 after two months of rehabilitation, but since his return he complained of lower back pain after two matches, and eventually he was forced to play for nearly a year. I had to rest.
Managing the workload of all-format bowlers has become a priority for BCCI. Bumrah has played only five Test matches (two against South Africa and three against England) since the end of the ODI World Cup, where he played all 11 matches for India. He was not named for the fourth Test in Ranchi but will play in Dharamshala on March 7 before embarking on a hectic schedule starting with next month’s Indian Premier League and ending in June with the T20 World Cup. He is expected to return for the final match, which will be held at .
Bumrah, perhaps the best pacer in the world at the moment, was in great form in the series against England, where India currently lead 2-1, taking 17 wickets and playing some brilliant shots that left the opposition stunned. I threw some. Like them, other Indian bowlers also struggled with consistency. Bumrah changed the course of the Visakhapatnam Test, ensuring India took control of the match after England made 114 for 1 in the second innings. No other bowler took so many wickets in his first three Tests.
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Bumrah bowled a total of 80.5 overs in the series, the most for a quick. He bowled 24.4 overs in Hyderabad and then 33.1 overs in Vizag, with a gap of four days between the two Tests. He had a gap of 10 days till the third match at Rajkot and Bumrah bowled a total of 23 overs, including his eight overs in the second innings.
Haven’t seen much of this Test match as of yet, just clicked on now. England massively on top. Spinners bowling accurately, uneven bounce. Cracks. Bowlers dream. 350 looks 100 above par. Toss in this series seems crucial. Bat first, dominate the game. Bumrah ‘rested’- can’t…
– Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) 24. February 2024
India also had Virat Kohli absent from the Test series due to the birth of his second child, with the former captain missing the home Test series for the second time in his career. Also absent will be Mohamed Shami, who has not played since the World Cup final in November as he continues to recover from injury.
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