Legendary all-rounder kapil dev said the injury-enforced absence of impact players like jasprit bumrah can hamper any team, and the former skipper hoped that India’s’ An Later. Bumrah, who was named the ICC Test and Cricketer of the Year for 2024, was on Tuesday Rules out of the upcoming ICC champions trophy due to a lower back injury. The 31-year-old, who has alredy undergone a lower back surgery in 2022, sustained another stress-Related Injury While Bowling in the Final Test Against Australia Australia AT Sydney, WHERE REDNEY n 10 overs in the first innings.
“The Quality of Cricket Jasprit bumrah has played in the last two years has been really impactable and i do’s’t any other fast bowler in the world has been ablev Interview on Cricket Adda youtube channel shared with pti videos.
“Big Players like bumrah, r ashwin, anil kumble, zaheer khan who gave out match winning performance and then to see them getting injury is indeed a problem for any side. Big player is a big player , “He added.
Bumrah was India’s standout bowler last year, playing a Pivotal Role in India’s Home Wins Over England and Bangladesh.
He was also the player of the series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bagging 32 wickets across five tests. He dominated all opposition teams in the last 12 months, Grabbing 71 wickets from a mere 13 matches at a brilliant average of 14.92.
Bumrah was also the fourth Indian bowler to take 70 or more wickets in a calendar year after kapil, anil kumble and r ashwin.
The Indian Senior Men’s Team Selection Committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s replacement for the champions trophy starting on February 19 in Pakistan. India will open their campaign against bangladesh in dubai on February 20.
The 1983 World Cup-Winning Skipper Vindicated The Selection of Mystery Spinner Varun Chakravarthy in India’s Champions Trophy Squad.
“He has the ability and has been performing well … whenever a mystery bowler comes into any side then Play Him.
“But so far the way he has performed in the last one or two years, it has been great,” said the 66-yar-hour-hour, who Took 434 Wickets and Scored 5248 Runs 5248 Runs from 131 Tests BetWen 1978 and 1994.
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