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Jasprit Bumrah and Joe Root will re-create Anderson-Kohli rivalry: England director
England's Managing Director of Men's Cricket, Rob Key, has said that India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Joe Root will re-create James Anderson and Virat Kohli's rivaly in the upcoming Test series. India are set to take on England in a five-match Test series set to begin from June big names will not be seen playing in the upcoming series as India's Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin have announced retirements. On the other hand, England will be without their legendary seam duo of James Anderson and Stuart the absence of big names will not take any excitement away from the series as Rob Key has backed Bumrah and Root to recreate a mouthwatering battle between Kohli and Anderson.
'I watch the young Indian players coming through. I believe that with the talent I see in white-ball cricket, even in the IPL, talented players can adapt much easier than people think. You don't need to have played 50-100 red-ball games to be able to put your best foot forward in Test cricket. And those rivalries will emerge. You've got probably one of our best players, if not the best — Joe Root — against one of the best bowlers I've seen in Bumrah. So that's going to be a fascinating contest,' Rob Key was quoted as saying by Times of has had a wood over Root throughout his career, having dismissed him nine times in Tests so far. Hence, the India speedster will look to continue his dominance against the England Rob Key also expressed excitement about watching Jamie Smith and Rishabh Pant play in the upcoming series.'Rishabh Pant and Jamie Smith, those two wicketkeepers that play in such a captivating style, have the ability to throw counter punches,' he played a breathtaking innings of 146 during his last Test in England as he helped rescue India from a precarious position of 98/5 in the first innings. Meanwhile, Smith has got his career off to a terrific start, having scored 641 runs from his first ten Tests. The duo are expected to play pivotal roles for their respective teams in the upcoming series.
