Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar voiced his opinion on Jasprit Bumrah’s workload management, saying that the star pacer should make adjustments for Team India.
Bumrah played three Tests in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Ever since the end of the tour, debate has centred on his workload and how it should be managed.
“The game will always show us the mirror, however much we try and gloss over things. It was poetic justice that the two Tests India won were the two matches Bumrah did not play,” Manjrekar wrote in his column for the Hindustan Times.
Manjrekar believes that selectors should take tough decisions regarding big players like Bumrah, whose absence did not weaken the team.
“This should embolden the Indian selectors to make some hard choices when it comes to big-name players. This series has been a great lesson to them and to us too — the two Test victories India achieved did not feature Virat (Kohli), (Cheteshwar) Pujara, Rohit (Sharma), (Mohammed) Shami or Bumrah either! It reminded us of the eternal truth of sport and life: no one, however great, is indispensable. And this is how India must handle Bumrah,” he added.
He further said that for the long run as part of the Indian Test side, Bumrah should consider playing even when not fully fit.
“As for Bumrah, of whom I am a fan, if he really wants to serve Indian Test cricket, longevity and durability are imperative for him. After all, the true test of a great athlete is to still turn up when not 100% fit and deliver,” he concluded.
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