IND vs BAN: Despite So Much Rotation And Changes, You Don't Know Who Is Jasprit Bumrah's Replacement – Ajit Agarkar

Former India National Cricket Team pacer Ajit Agarkar has stated that India have failed to find a replacement for premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah despite a lot of experimentation.

India sorely missed the services of Jasprit Bumrah in the Asia Cup 2022 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Notably, the star right-arm pacer missed two marquee tournaments due to a back injury.

During a discussion on Sony Sports, former India National Cricket Team pacer Ajit Agarkar said:

“There is an example, Jasprit Bumrah went out, he is your mainstay, you get him when the big matches come. Despite so much rotation and so many changes, you don’t know who his replacement is.

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“If that does not happen, there is some problem because injuries can happen to your main players going ahead as well. So if you are saying that you want to rotate and try out or rest players, the next which should be ready is not happening because everyone is playing two-three matches apiece.”

While talking about India’s back-to-back defeats against Bangladesh, Agarkar said that there is disappointment among fans because India are not a bad team. He said:

“There are quite a few players who have played only one match. After one match, you cannot come to know who can do well long-term at the international level. It is not a bad team, so you get slightly disappointed. The way they have played, when both matches were in your hand, good teams normally finish matches.”

Both matches were in India’s hands and both times they have allowed Bangladesh to stage a comeback – Ajit Agarkar

Agarkar further said that India were in winning positions in the first two ODIs against Bangladesh and they just let Bangladesh stage comebacks. He said:

“I agree that the opposition team has also come to play and there will be a fightback sometime or the other, it won’t be that easy, but both matches of this series were in India’s hands and both times they have allowed Bangladesh to stage a comeback. They will be disappointed with that.”

Ajit Agarkar added that India shouldn’t make too many changes to the playing XI and that using too many players is not at all beneficial. He said:

“That is why you need stability in team selections or the squad. You shouldn’t do too many changes, there is no problem if you make changes due to injury or lack of form, but using too many players is not required at the moment because players also need to get into a rhythm, whether it is 50-over cricket or T20.”

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