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World Cup in mind, Jasprit Bumrah may be sparingly used during Australia, New Zealand ODIs as well as IPL

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Jasprit Bumrah’s form and fitness will be one of India’s primary concern during the World Cup in England and the Gujarat pacer may get some well deserved rest for a few games during the twin ODI series against Australia and New Zealand.

Bumrah, who played a stellar role with match haul of nine for 86 in India’s 137-run win against Australia at the MCG, has played nine away Test matches this year with 48 wickets in this current calender year.

Bumrah has bowled 379.4 overs in nine Tests while Mohammed Shami has bowled a few overs more (383.5 overs) but he has played 12 Test matches. Ishant Sharma during this phase has bowled 335 overs while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has bowled the maximum overs (386 overs).

Among these bowlers, both Ashwin and Ishant do not figure as far as India’s World Cup preparation is concerned as the core team of 20 is already set.

The core 20 comprises the 16 selected for Australia and New Zealand ODIs along with Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey and Umesh Yadav, who are still very much in the mix.

It is understood that Indian team management as well as national selectors are on same page with regards to the workload management of the pacers.

Bumrah is expected to play a major role in India’s final Test match of the season in Sydney and everyone associated with the national team are aware that he is also an integral part of Mumbai Indians set-up for the Indian Premier League.

In best case scenario, Bumrah is expected to bowl at least 30 overs (minimum) across two innings at Sydney which will take his tally to over 400 overs.

With Bhuvneshwar Kumar fresh and raring to go and young Khaleel Ahmed also joining the ranks during the ODI phase, there is a school of thought that Bumrah could be sparingly used during the next 13 ODIs (3 away and 5 home vs Australia, 5 away vs New Zealand).

Bhuvneshwar, Khaleel along with Hardik Pandya and the two wrist spinners could provide Bumrah some relief time to time during upcoming ODIs as he will be as important as skipper Virat Kohli in the larger scheme of things.

However, the tricky part for the BCCI mandarins will be discussing Bumrah’s workload management with the Mumbai Indians team management.

Earlier in October, there were discussions during a meeting between CoA, team management and selectors whether bowlers in the fray for the World Cup could be rested during the IPL but it didn’t see the light of the day as franchises were wary.

However, there is expected to be some effort put in by the BCCI to convince Bumrah’s franchise to co-operate looking at the bigger picture.

“For someone of Virat’s stature, he can take a call himself and discuss with his franchise about his workload. However, for Bumrah, the Indian team’s support staff will need to prepare all the relevant data so that we can have discussion with MI if the situation arises,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity.

“Obviously, if he is fit, he will play all important matches for MI but in between, with such a hectic travel schedule during IPL, it will be great if he is rested keeping the World Cup in mind,” he added.

 

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IPL 2019: If Jasprit Bumrah needs rest, so does Virat Kohli – BCCI executive

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2019-if-jasprit-bumrah-needs-rest-so-does-virat-kohli-bcci-executive/story-6W9iZv6vIp8o5IRQ90jX2H.html

There has been a lot of debate over whether the Indian bowlers should be rested in the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League with the World Cup round the corner. While India skipper Virat Kohli mooted the idea during a meeting with the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) in Hyderabad during the second Test against West Indies, former India skipper MS Dhoni recently said that the four overs that the bowlers bowl in the IPL actually help them work on their skill sets.

Speaking to Hindustan Times, a senior BCCI executive said that it was impossible to convince the franchises on the same as they are paying huge amount of money to recruit the players and unless it is a case of fitness, it will be unfair on them.

“See, this discussion did take place during the meeting between the players and the CoA and there was no conclusion because you have to understand that the teams are paying the players to pay, not rest. Yes, if there is an injury concern, then it is fine for the board to intervene and ask them to keep the players away from games. But, to tell a franchise that do not play X because we have the World Cup coming up is unfair. Not just on the franchises, but also on the players,” the executive explained.

Recently, Dhoni said: “Bowling four overs won’t make you tired. The four overs actually keeps you at your best, you are bowling the yorkers, bowling the variation and playing under pressure. I feel the bowlers can still play the whole of the IPL but what they need to manage is what they eat, when they sleep and wake up.

“I would like them to be at their best when it comes to the skill factor. I always felt IPL was the best time to get in shape because I had a lot of time. I was playing only three and a half hours every third day and it gave me time to spend in the gym.”

Taking a cue from that, the executive said that if it was about rest, then the batsmen too should rest. “If a Bumrah needs rest, so does Virat Kohli. In fact, if you look at the data over the last couple of seasons — excluding the time he was out with shoulder injury — Kohli has spent more time in the middle than any bowler would have. Resting them after bowling four overs? I think our bowlers are much fitter than that. Maybe we should think about resting the top batsmen,” the executive smiled.

Interestingly, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma had supposedly told the CoA during the same meeting in October that it would be impossible for him to drop a player like Jasprit Bumrah if the franchise reaches the play-offs of the IPL.

 

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On 12/30/2018 at 7:41 PM, express bowling said:

Bumrah and Kohli are the key all-format players with highest workloads.  Both need to be sufficiently rested till the World Cup, after this test series is over.

And hardik from now on to .... he shudnt have gone to Asia cup post england tour 

these 3 wud play all formats from here and their backsups are miles behind them (apart from kohli the captain)

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On 12/30/2018 at 9:11 AM, express bowling said:

Bumrah and Kohli are the key all-format players with highest workloads.  Both need to be sufficiently rested till the World Cup, after this test series is over.

very true. esp in T20s and ODIs, they should be managed carefully. bilaterals in these formats are much less important than multi-nation tourneys (WC, champions trophy, asia cup, etc).

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