My special gratitude to Jasprit Bumrah.

[BacktoCricaddict]

16 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

Putting Bumrah and Srinath in the same sentence is like putting Gilchrist and Boucher in the same sentence as well.

To be fair that was 2 separate sentences in @bowl_out's post

[Chaos]

1 hour ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

To be fair that was 2 separate sentences in @bowl_out's post

i think he is the greatest All format bowler.

[mani sha]

He is legend . 

[Need4Speed]

We are blessed to have him..dont know why he gets hate from some posters in the past here..

Between any other team and victory is Bumrah!

Edited June 29, 2024 by Need4Speed

[vvvslaxman]

How many criticisms he had to cop despite being a champion fast bowler. Improper use, dropped catches definitely hurt his legacy. Finally he silenced all his critics. You can find another Kohli, Rohit, Tendulkar even Sehwag. But it is very very very hard to find another Bumrah. Just keep this in mind.

[Lord]

We might have won without Kohli Rohit

 

But no way in hell we were winning without Bumrah. No one can do what he did.

[Chaos]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

We might have won without Kohli Rohit

 

But no way in hell we were winning without Bumrah. No one can do what he did.

make bumrah captain for t20s asap!

[SandeepMotta]

Greatest pacer to come out of India and maybe Asia as well.

[vvvslaxman]

Okay now the important thing is how to prolong his career. How do we manage his fitness. How do we avoid overloading him. He has another 5 test series coming up. 

 

1)  Not playing every game in the IPL

2) Missing test series against weaker sides

3) Bring in more skillful bowlers if not at Bumrah level to share his load especially bowlers who can be miserly

4) Hide him in the field where you can. Can't afford fielding injury. I know that is unprofessional. But he is once in a generation bowler. We are not West indies of 1980s era where fast bowlers seamlessly replace another seamer

5) Manage his bowling spells better

[express bowling]

41 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Okay now the important thing is how to prolong his career. How do we manage his fitness. How do we avoid overloading him. He has another 5 test series coming up. 

 

1)  Not playing every game in the IPL

2) Missing test series against weaker sides

3) Bring in more skillful bowlers if not at Bumrah level to share his load especially bowlers who can be miserly

4) Hide him in the field where you can. Can't afford fielding injury. I know that is unprofessional. But he is once in a generation bowler. We are not West indies of 1980s era where fast bowlers seamlessly replace another seamer

5) Manage his bowling spells better

 

Bumrah does not play bilateral ODIs or T20Is unless it is just before a WC.

 

Apart from 5 test series out of Asia, [ Australia and England series only ] he is never overworked. 

 

His workload is being managed well enough except these 5 test series away. Maybe rest him in the 3rd test of a 5 test series or have only 4 test series. 

[Need4Speed]

On 12/18/2024 at 12:27 PM, express bowling said:

 

Bumrah does not play bilateral ODIs or T20Is unless it is just before a WC.

 

Apart from 5 test series out of Asia, [ Australia and England series only ] he is never overworked. 

 

His workload is being managed well enough except these 5 test series away. Maybe rest him in the 3rd test of a 5 test series or have only 4 test series. 

Additionally.. we need to prepare and groom bowlers like Harshit to bowl agressively in short bursts..without losing plot..

Give them the scenario and target what we are trying to achieve..

I really liked his agression against Head in first test..

need him to do it more often..without losing accuracy and fitness..

 

so in SENA we will need this combo:

 

1- Boom

2- workhorse like Akashdeep..Or fully fit Shami

3- Agressive bowler- Tall-bouncy decent pace or very sharp-Express

Like Harshit,Maysnk,Umran etc

4- medium pace bowling AR like Reddy or anyone else for coverage and breaks for top 3 pacers

5- Spinner who can bat like Washy

 

the above combination will help Boom..

we seriously need to work on #3 to be a potent side and as well as prolong Boom’s career..

 

In Indian subcon..anyways 2 decent spinners will do bulk of bowling

Edited December 19, 2024 by Need4Speed

[vvvslaxman]

Hussey shares experience about Bumrah .  Him facing in the nets when he was with MI and Hussey having a word with Bumrah when he gave a send off to ABDV.

 

 

[Vijy]

On 12/18/2024 at 2:05 PM, Need4Speed said:

Additionally.. we need to prepare and groom bowlers like Harshit to bowl agressively in short bursts..without losing plot..

Give them the scenario and target what we are trying to achieve..

I really liked his agression against Head in first test..

need him to do it more often..without losing accuracy and fitness..

 

so in SENA we will need this combo:

 

1- Boom

2- workhorse like Akashdeep..Or fully fit Shami

3- Agressive bowler- Tall-bouncy decent pace or very sharp-Express

Like Harshit,Maysnk,Umran etc

4- medium pace bowling AR like Reddy or anyone else for coverage and breaks for top 3 pacers

5- Spinner who can bat like Washy

 

the above combination will help Boom..

we seriously need to work on #3 to be a potent side and as well as prolong Boom’s career..

 

In Indian subcon..anyways 2 decent spinners will do bulk of bowling

based on current evidence, we do not have #2 to #4. akashdeep does not convince enough, and shami is essentially done.  we have not groomed any #3 candidates properly. as for #4, nitish is a 6th bowler, not a 5th bowler

[Chaos]

What a bowler. 

[Vijy]

Just now, Chaos said:

What a bowler. 

great bowler, who is on his way to early burnout and retirement thanks to Rohit, Gambhir, and co

[Chaos]

Just now, Vijy said:

great bowler, who is on his way to early burnout and retirement thanks to Rohit, Gambhir, and co

Maybe he will surprise us?!

[Vijy]

5 minutes ago, Chaos said:

Maybe he will surprise us?!

Possibly... in an unpleasant way by announcing his retirement at the end of BGT as a form of protesting against carrying the entire Indian team on his (narrow) shoulders.

[Need4Speed]

2 hours ago, Vijy said:

based on current evidence, we do not have #2 to #4. akashdeep does not convince enough, and shami is essentially done.  we have not groomed any #3 candidates properly. as for #4, nitish is a 6th bowler, not a 5th bowler

Akashdeep is currently better than Siraj..he is a sidekick at the most..so I am looking at Boom and the #3 bowler to be agressive for wkts..

also these are not the order of priority..

Boom qualifies as #1 but  #2 is not 2nd most effective bowler or #4 Reddy is not 4th most effective bowler..they are just slots..

 

so a spinner can also be you 2nd or 3rd effective bowler...

 

I will agree with you on  that they have not found our slot #3 bowler..this affects the penetration of our bowling unit..

[Need4Speed]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

great bowler, who is on his way to early burnout and retirement thanks to Rohit, Gambhir, and co

kamar tuut jaayegi..Boom ki..

Thats why he is not bowling so agressively and mostly around high 130s..as he knows..he has to bowl a lot..and lot..and a lot..throughout this series..need to keep some reserves in the tank..

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, Need4Speed said:

kamar tuut jaayegi..Boom ki..

Thats why he is not bowling so agressively and mostly around high 130s..as he knows..he has to bowl a lot..and lot..and a lot..throughout this series..need to keep some reserves in the tank..

his last 2 spells, the avg speed was low-mid 130s. that's some trundler-level stuff... all thanks to GG and Fatman