 "Ingenious Jasprit Bumrah plan proposed by ex-Australian cricketer to spoil England’s preparations: ‘They’re going to start worrying’")
Jasprit Bumrah will not play all five Test matches in England, even if he stays fit . But which games should he sit out? Logic suggests that Bumrah should feature in the series opener, and if things go India’s way, the 31-year-old pacer should continue.
Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg feels India need to be smart with how they use Bumrah, but Lord’s and Edgbaston (Warwickshire) are probably two venues where he should play for sure. The second and third Tests are scheduled at Edgbaston and Lord’s, respectively.
“You’ve got to be very strategic with those three Test matches,” Hogg told RevSportz. “Where are you going to get the most benefit out of him? Because he can turn the game, he can turn the series on its head. So you want to make sure that you play him at Lord’s, definitely, and probably Warwickshire.”
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Hogg also proposed another ingenious idea. He feels India should spoil England’s plans by not playing Bumrah in the first Test at Leeds.
“And I don’t know where you’d play him in the other three Test matches, but you want to make sure you play him in those crucial games. I probably wouldn’t even play him in the first Test match, actually. I’d just go, ‘Right, England, we don’t have Bumrah.’ And you could just see England thinking, ‘Oh, they don’t have Bumrah – that’s good, we don’t have to face him.’
“But then they’re going to start worrying about him in the second Test match. And if he turns the tide in the second match, then all of a sudden England are playing catch-up. So I’d add a bit of by-play there,” Hogg added.
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More ShortsTeam India coach Gautam Gambhir had earlier this month, before leaving for England, confirmed that Bumrah will not play all five Tests, but it’s still not decided which ones he will play.
“Not decided which 3 Tests Jasprit Bumrah will play. Lot of that will depend on the results and where the series is headed,” Gambhir said.
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