IND vs SA: 'Jasprit Bumrah Will Have Major Role...' - Bharat Arun On India's Comeback

Former Indian bowling coach Bharat Arun believes that Jasprit Bumrah will have to play a major role for the team in the upcoming second Test against South Africa. He believes that the fast bowler is very sharp and will be vital for the team.

India will be taking on South Africa in the second Test from 3rd January at Newlands in Capetown. The Rohit Sharma-led side faced an innings and 32 runs loss in the first game in Centurion and now it will be an opportunity for them to make a strong comeback and level the series.

For that Indian bowlers no doubt will have to play the crucial role. The spotlight in particular will be on Jasprit Bumrah, who is the leader of the Indan bowling attack and also the vice-captain of the team. He looked in great touch in the first game and was by far the best Indian bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah picked four wickets in the game and bowled some impeccable lines and lengths. Only he troubled the South African batters but unfortunately didn’t get the support from the other end as other pacers leaked a lot of runs and couldn’t cash on the pressure mounted by him.

For India to make a comeback in the series, Jasprit Bumrah will have to bring his A game in the next game. The pacer no doubt will be vital for the team and if he has a good outing, it will no doubt increase India’s chances.

Bharat Arun believes that apart from his own bowling, Jasprit Bumrah will need to marshal other bowlers along with him as well. He hailed the pacer as a thinking bowler and said that his role would be huge.

Bharat Arun is confident that Jasprit Bumrah along with other bowlers would’ve sorted their strategies. Speaking to RevSportz, he explained:

“Huge, huge! It is not only about his bowling, but also how he marshals the other bowlers becomes extremely important. Knowing Bumrah, he’s very very keen, he is extremely sharp. He’s a very, very thinking bowler too.

“And I’m sure the bowlers must have sat together, they would have reworked their strategies and Bumrah will have a major role to play in the bowlers coming back for the next Test match.”

IND vs SA: Jasprit Bumrah bowled exceptionally well – Bharat Arun

Bharat Arun further highlighted the poor performance of Indian bowlers in the first Test, saying that they should’ve adapted to the conditions because of the international experience they have.

Bharat Arun admitted that Jasprit Bumrah didn’t get the support from the other end as other pacers leaked a lot of runs. He explained:

“I think bowlers at international level should be able to adapt a lot more easily than bowlers who are just starting. With the experience that the Indian team has, I think we should have adapted. Bumrah bowled exceptionally well but the rest of them, I don’t think they supported him much the way they should have.

“At least don’t give away so many runs at that pace. The pace at which they get the runs becomes very important for them to set up Test matches.”

It remains to be seen if India will be able to make a comeback in the second Test or not.