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Siraj’s defeat, Bumrah’s strike and Taskin’s rescue of Dukul
Social media is a strange place. It can be said that social media is not social. If you are ever a hero there, you have to be prepared to be a villain.
Siraj’s defeat, Bumrah’s strike and Taskin’s rescue of Dukul
If you get love, you will definitely get hate. Think of Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Before the start of India’s England series, he was a jewel in the crown for many Indian fans. At the end of the series? Is he a cheater!
Before the start of the series, Bumrah had announced that he would play three Tests in the England tour. He did not decide on his own! Such a decision was made after discussing it with the team management. There was no criticism of Bumrah at that time.
Bumrah suddenly became a bad name in the eyes of many in the five Test matches of his teammate Mohammad Siraj in the series. He has exposed himself in all the tests of the ‘Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy’ series. And India won the Oval Test and drew the series with his hand.
After all this, Bumrah became the apple of the eye. If Siraj could, why not Bumrah!
So, on social media, where he was claimed to be the best of all time a few days ago, Bumrah’s name is now trending on trolls. But there is still no question about his performance. Bumrah took 14 wickets in 5 innings in the series against England, which is the fourth highest in the series.
I hope that the word “workload” will be removed from the dictionary of Indian cricket forever. I have been saying this for a long time.
Sunil Gavaskar
Question about Bumrah’s submission. Many claim that the term ‘workload management’ is actually nothing. The best example is Siraj. Since his debut in 2018, there has never been any talk about his workload. Siraj bowled 47 spells in the just-concluded series, where the speed of each ball was more than 131 kilometers per hour. Siraj’s performance has put pressure not only on Bumrah, but also on the term ‘workload management’!
And the legendary Sunil Gavaskar has also given vent to this. He said, ‘I hope that the word “workload” will be removed from the dictionary of Indian cricket forever. I have been saying this for a long time. I think we should all keep in mind that this “workload” is actually a mental thing, not a physical thing.’
Sandeep Patel, who played 74 international matches for India, directly attacked Bumrah the day before yesterday. He said, ‘I wonder how the BCCI is accepting all this. Is the physio more important than the captain and the head coach?
So what will happen to the selectors’ words? Should we assume that from now on, the physio will sit in the team selection committee meetings? Will he also take decisions? I have seen Sunil Gavaskar bat on all five days of the match, Kapil Dev bowl on most days of the Test match. He even bowled in our nets. They never asked for a break, they never complained, and their career has been going on for more than 16 years.’ But not everyone is questioning Bumrah. There are some who are on his side. As former India bowling coach Bharat Arun said, bringing up the issue of Bumrah’s back injury, ‘It is really sad to hear these things about Bumrah. He has had a major surgery, and people need to understand that once the surgery is done, he will be completely fine.’ Bumrah should not have missed these discussions for and against him. He once faced criticism regarding injury issues in 2023. After that, he returned to the field and said that he heard who said what. His wife also works in the media. It is natural that Bumrah will feel the heat this time.
Yesterday, at the City Group-Prothom Alo Krira Puraskar program, we spoke to Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed. Taskin has been playing international cricket for more than 10 years. Like Bumrah and Siraj, he has been playing in all three formats. What Taskin thinks about workload management, “Every person is different. Not everyone’s body condition is the same. Some people’s bodies can take three tests, some can take five. A lot depends on what kind of injury someone has.”
