India was dealt a large blow on Thursday with the information of Jasprit Bumrah prone to miss the upcoming T20 World Cup owing to a stress fracture in his decrease again. Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood echoed the bigger sentiments round it stating India ‘are really going to miss’ their talismanic pacer within the event.
“He’s probably the best bowler in T20s as far as I’m concerned,” Hazlewood informed reporters in Sydney on Friday morning.
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“Seeing him go about his business in the IPL and international cricket, a couple of unbelievable yorkers throughout the last few games in India, his change of pace is phenomenal.”
Bumrah had solely just lately made a comeback into the India squad throughout the house T20I sequence towards Australia. The 28-year-old had been out of motion because the India tour of England in July.
Hazlewood nonetheless, isn’t the one Australian participant who has acknowledged the significance of Jasprit Bumrah within the Indian lineup out loud. Earlier this yr, David Warner had stated, “His (Bumrah’s) bouncers surprise you, his yorkers surprise you and then when he bowls the change-up it’s very, very difficult, it’s like when Lasith Malinga at his prime, he bowled 140kmph and swung them.”
“But you knew you were going to get a yorker or a bouncer but it was how are you going to play that and that’s what’s so unique.” “I can’t imagine someone like Brett Lee running in from almost the boundary and just sort of staggering in there and all of a sudden bowl 150kmph, it takes a while to get used to and that’s great skill from Bumrah.”
Bumrah didn’t play the primary T20 towards South Africa Wednesday and, a day later, flew to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for the again situation to be monitored.
“We have been told that his injury is not looking good at the moment and it looks like he won’t be travelling to Australia with the Indian team. The medical team will soon submit a detailed report,” a BCCI official had confirmed to The Indian Express.
