Irfan Pathan attacks Jasprit Bumrah with 6/10 rating: ‘India didn’t win 3 Tests that he played’
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Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan has resorted to criticizing India's greatest fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, and blaming him for India's losses in the England series. He has cited his overmanagement of workload as a major reason for India's troubles in England.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah had declared before the onset of the India vs England Test series that he would be available to feature in only 3 games in the series, while the games would be picked by the Indian management.
Despite several pleas during the series to make Bumrah appear in all the games and even India's scoreline demanding the presence of the legendary paceman, Indian management and Gautam Gambhir stuck to their plans of resting Bumrah on two occasions.
Irfan Pathan slams Jasprit Bumrah's excess workload management
Jasprit Bumrah has to face the criticism gun for picking and choosing the Tests during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has slammed the ace pacer and the Indian management for providing such a liberty to the player.
He had previously questioned the selective use of Bumrah and now has taken another dig at the pacer for being way too careful with his workload.
“There were moments, like when a sixth over was needed. I spoke about this during commentary as well. Joe Root had been dismissed by him 11 times, and in that Lord’s Test, Bumrah bowled five overs."
"Just one more over, the sixth, could have pushed harder. I felt he held back a little there. There was also some pick-and-choose, which I’ve always been against, and that was visible too," Pathan said on his YouTube channel.
This showed how Pathan identified that Bumrah was not only rested for 2 games but also was not handed too long spells during the matches he played in.
"He played in three Tests, and India didn’t win any of them," Irfan poses doubt on Jasprit Bumrah's efficiency
Considering India's win in only two matches in the series, the Edgbaston and The Oval Tests, Jasprit Bumrah did not feature in either of the two games, as Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Prasidh Krishna formed the bowling trio.
Bumrah picked a total of 14 wickets in the 5 innings he bowled for India, which also included two 5-wicket hauls in Headingley and Lord's. Pathan also asserted that Bumrah did perform in the three matches played, but he did not live up to the expectations of being the World no. 1-ranked Test bowler.
“To be fair, whenever he played, he did perform. He took a five-wicket haul and got his name on the Lord’s honours board. But when you are the number one bowler, there’s an expectation of number one-level performance, and I felt he didn’t quite live up to that,” he concluded.
“Bumrah will get six out of ten. Why? The reason is that when you're a senior player, there is a lot of responsibility on you to win matches. He played in three Tests, and India didn’t win any of them," he added.
Bumrah might be available for selection in the Asia Cup 2025
As per the recent reports, Jasprit is expected to be available for the selection of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. Bumrah was rested in the final Test at The Oval; however, the reason cited was a niggle to his ankle sustained at Manchester.
He was officially removed from the Indian squad for the final Test after updates on Day 2; however, rumours of his availability have sparked a new hope within Indian fans that Bumrah will resume being India's all-format cricketer rather than only focusing on ICC tournaments and Test cricket.
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