Former indian player Irfan Pathan has strongly criticized the way indian fast bowler jasprit bumrah was used to bowl in the third Test match between india and England. He has criticized the strategy of waiting for a specific batsman to come in at crucial moments of the match, citing Bumrah's "workload". In the second innings of the third Test match between india and England, bumrah initially bowled only 5 overs. After that, he did not bowl until England's key player Joe Root came out to bat. Irfan Pathan has strongly questioned this strategy. Speaking on his YouTube page, Irfan Pathan said, "Bumrah was rested in the second Test due to workload. It is unacceptable that someone who came in after rest should only bowl when the main batsman comes in the third match. When you play a match, there is no talk of workload. The aim should be to win the match by all means." Pathan pointed out the dedication of the english players: Pointing to the dedication of England's all-rounder ben stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer, Pathan lamented that the indian fast bowlers have lagged behind. "Ben stokes bowled 9.2 overs continuously on the fifth morning. He is a fantastic player. He performed well in both batting and bowling and was responsible for the important run-out of rishabh Pant.
But there is no talk of workload management with him," Pathan said. "Even Archer, who returned to Test cricket after almost four years, did not stop bowling. He bowled a long spell in the morning and then came back to bowl. But it is disappointing that our bumrah bowled 5 overs and waited for Joe Root when he should have controlled the game," Pathan said. Although india equalized England's score in the first innings, the bowling of ben stokes and Jofra Archer at the beginning of the fifth day's play disrupted the indian team's middle-order. In the end, it is noteworthy that the indian team lost by 22 runs. bumrah took 5 wickets in 27 overs in the first innings and 2 wickets in 16 overs in the second innings. In fact, bumrah bowled more overs than his fellow indian bowlers in both innings. However, Irfan Pathan has criticized him.
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Sowmiya Sriram

15/07/2025 07:37 PM