Bumrah On Playing England's Bazball: 'Don't Really Understand It Too Much...'
Jasprit Bumrah is excited about India's England tour, saying that bowling with the Duke ball will be challenge.
Jasprit Bumrah is excited about India's upcoming tour of England, saying that bowling with the Duke ball will be a challenge.
'You know, playing in England is always a different challenge," Bumrah told Michael Clarke in the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast.
'I always love bowling with the Duke ball, but I don't know how much is the Duke ball doing right now. Yeah, because there's always constant changes to the ball and I'm not too sure how it is, but the weather, the swinging condition sometimes and then when the ball becomes soft, you know, there's always a challenge," he added.
Bumrah, though, went on to say that he does not understand 'Bazball' approach.
'So I always look forward to playing in England, obviously playing an interesting style of cricket, which is an interesting one because I don't really understand it too much," Bumrah said.
'But as a bowling unit, you know, we always feel confident that when the batters are being ultra aggressive on a given day, anybody could run through and you know, get wickets," he added.
India relied heavily on Jasprit Bumrah during their recent tour of Australia, where he claimed 32 wickets in five Tests. This demanding workload culminated in Bumrah limping out of the fifth Test in Sydney with a back injury, necessitating three months of recovery.
In 2024, Bumrah's exceptional performances across formats were recognised with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year and the Men's Test Cricketer of the Year.
He played a crucial role in India's triumphant T20 World Cup campaign in the Americas in 2024, capturing 11 wickets. Furthermore, he amassed an impressive 71 wickets in just 13 Tests during the preceding year.
However, this period of success concluded with Bumrah pushing his physical limits while captaining India in Australia. The strain of this workload eventually took its toll, as he admitted during the Melbourne Test.
'Enough for now, I am not able to push any further," Bumrah was overheard on the stump microphone during the fourth Test, where he bowled a career-high 53.2 overs.
From early January to the first week of April, Bumrah dedicated himself to recovery and preparing for his return to elite cricket. Despite India's Champions Trophy victory in his absence, the right-arm bowler required almost three months to regain full fitness.
Bumrah finally received clearance to rejoin his Indian Premier League team, the Mumbai Indians, after missing the initial matches. He has since excelled, rapidly ascending the wicket-taking charts.
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