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Former New Zealand seam-bowling all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee has underlined the risk of Jasprit Bumrah’s actions and the injuries associated with it. Jasprit Bumrah is one of the many fast bowlers who would be travelling to England, where India have a long tour. Sir Richard Hadlee feels that Bumrah’s action exposes him to more injuries than most fast bowlers.

Though Jasprit Bumrah has a highly unorthodox action, he has found success across formats and has performed outstandingly in Test cricket. The 27-year old has taken 83 wickets in 19 Tests at 22.11 with five five-wicket hauls. Bumrah, who was part of India’s Test squad in 2018, took 14 wickets in three games at 25.93 with a solitary fifer.

Jasprit Bumrah Could Be More Vulnerable To Injury Problems Than Fast Bowlers With Classical Actions: Sir Richard Hadlee
Sir Richard Hadlee. (Credits: Twitter)

Sir Richard Hadlee doubts Jasprit Bumrah’s longevity in the game as he is vulnerable to most fast bowlers who have more classical and pure actions. The 69-year old predicts the right-arm seamer to undergo severe injuries, given the stress and strain he places on his body.

“Jasprit’s longevity in the game is yet to be determined. I suspect he could be more vulnerable to injury problems than those fast bowlers with more classical and ‘pure’ actions or techniques. Some of his potential injuries could be severe because of the stresses and strains he places on his body,” Hadlee told Times of India.

I hope any injuries he may incur will not be potentially career-ending: Sir Richard Hadlee

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But Sir Richard Hadlee hopes that any injury to Jasprit Bumrah is not a career-threatening one as the 69-year old loves to watch him bowl. Hadlee likes the way the right-arm seamer creates awkward bounce, pace, and movement in the air and off the pitch. Hadlee also remarked that Bumrah’s action fits into the unorthodox category, with his technique proving highly effective as he generates all the power and pace from the final part of his action. The 86-Test veteran highlighted that his technique would be difficult to coach to an aspiring pacer because it is subject to plenty of injury problems.

“I hope any injuries he may incur will not be potentially career-ending because he is a delight to watch, and he causes batsmen all sorts of problems with his unsuspecting pace, bounce, and ball movement in the air and off the pitch. Jasprit fits into the unorthodox bowling category with virtually no run-up to the crease. His technique in some way defies belief but has proved to be highly effective. He is what I call a shoulder or strength bowler with all his power and pace coming from the final part of his action as he releases the ball. It would be very difficult to coach his technique to an aspiring fast bowler and I think a coach would refrain from doing from that because biomechanically it could cause problems with injury,” the legendary all-rounder added.

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