Junaid Khan mocks India team India; reminds Rohit Sharma that Jasprit Bumrah is the biggest asset

Former Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan mocked the Indian cricket team after their humiliating 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, August 7.

Gautam Gambhir, the news Indian head coach, had a great start of his maiden tenure, with the Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India crushing the Sri Lanka cricket team in all three matches and winning the T20I series with a 3-0 margin in Kandy.

Junaid Khan mocks India’s bowling attack after Sri Lanka’s ODI series triumph

However, Gambhir’s experimental tactic backfired in the three-match ODI series, where the spinners were on roll from both sides, but the hosts spinners were too tough to handle for the Indian batters, including for the likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer.

The Islanders bundled out the Indian cricket team in all three matches, exposing their vulnerability against the strong spin attack on the spinning conditions despite being one of the best in the world and having the history of dominating the spinners.

India had a really embarrassing day, bowling out for just 138 runs while chasing a 249-run target for victory in the third and final ODI on Wednesday in Colombo. With this historic win, Sri Lanka has finally won an ODI series against India after 27 years in great fashion. They lifted the trophy after winning the home series by a 2-0 margin against the Men in Blue in Colombo.

Well, apart from the batters, Indian bowlers were not also impressive at all, and they certainly missed their magical pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the ODI series. Bumrah has been the biggest savior for India across the formats over the years, and yet again, his absence exposed their weak link.

India's bowling attack in zero without Jasprit Bumrah: Former Pakistani pacer

Even the former Pakistan pacer Junaid made fun of Team India’s bowling attack by calling it “zero” without Bumrah, who was instrumental in their historic T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in the USA and West Indies in June, after their embarrassing ODI series loss to the Sri Lanka team.

Taking to the social media platform X, Junaid criticized the Indian bowling attack, claiming it lacks bite without Bumrah after their 110-run defeat in the final ODI against the Islanders in Colombo. He also invited fans to share their opinion on whether they agreed with his remarks.

Junaid Khan posted on X: “Would you agree? Without Bumrah, India's bowling is zero... #INDvSL #SLVSIND.” However, the former Pakistani pacer had to face mockery from the Indian fans for his remarks on the Indian team on social media.

Here's Junaid Khan's viral X post:

Would you agree? Without Bumrah, india's bowling is zero... #<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D<!---->v<!---->S<!---->L #<!---->S<!---->L<!---->V<!---->S<!---->I<!---->N<!---->D

— Junaid khan (@JunaidkhanREAL) A<!---->u<!---->g<!---->u<!---->s<!---->t<!----> <!---->7<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->4

Notably, India has lost 27 wickets to spin, the highest number by any team in a bilateral ODI series of up to three matches. Additionally, Dunith Wellalage (5/40 in 2023 and 5/27 in 2024) is the first spinner to claim five wickets in an ODI against India more than once.