Former India cricketer Abhinav Mukund said that India speedster Jasprit Bumrah’s return from injury has done wonders for Rohit Sharma and the team’s confidence before the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 as well. Mukund shared that with Bumrah’s return, Rohit now has the go-to option as well.
Speaking to Jio Cinema, he explained: “For me, more than his return, I feel Rohit Sharma is so excited about the prospect of having Jasprit Bumrah. After having won all of those IPL titles with him, it just feels like there is a sense of confidence. When he wants to get a wicket, he goes to Bumrah. That has been a pattern for him even in franchise cricket.”
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However, Mukund further added that Jasprit Bumrah didn’t get enough chances to bowl at the death during the recently concluded Asia Cup 2023. He, however, stated that things would be different in the upcoming three-match home ODI series against Australia as well.
“If you look at the series between India and Australia, Jasprit Bumrah is going to be tested at the death,” Mukund added. “He is going to be brought in when Australia’s power-packed middle-order is on the attack. He is going to have to bring his entire repertoire of skills. I am sure he will be looking forward to bowling on these placid pitches because he hasn’t done that in a while.”
However, Abhinav Mukund further shared that he was a bit sceptical about Jasprit Bumrah’s comeback, considering that the speedster was coming back after a long injury layoff as well.
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“I was a bit hesitant, and I am sure a lot of experts who were covering Jasprit Bumrah closely were a bit hesitant on how he is going to go. But he just came back from where he left. In spite of such a career-threatening injury, hasn’t played a lot of cricket, has been in and out of the side, all of this happening, and he comes back and turns up, and turns up how,” Abhinav Mukund concluded.
