Former Indian national cricket team player Balwinder Sandhu has hit out at Jasprit Bumrah for injuring himself due to work issue in the last match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He said it's all bull**** and it's a term made up by Australians.
Indian national cricket team diamond Jasprit Bumrah gave his all in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The fast bowler ensured that he left no stone unturned as he had the best run by an Indian fast bowler in Australian conditions.
Jasprit Bumrah bowled 151.2 overs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Jasprit Bumrah bowled 151.2 overs in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy and also picked 32 wickets in the series. He was the top wicket-taker in the five-match series, but in an attempt to make the Indian national cricket team win, the fast bowler got injured.
The number of bowling over 150 overs clearly reflected as the fast bowler was injured in the last match of the series. Jasprit Bumrah bowled just 10 overs in the first innings and then underwent scans after experiencing back spasm and then did not return in the second innings.
'Workload management is bull****' – Balwinder Sandhu hits out at Jasprit Bumrah
Balwinder Sandhu went hard on Jasprit Bumrah, saying bowling 150 overs is no big deal. He pointed out that the fast bowler didn't bowl 15-over spells, adding that he doesn't believe in the workload thing as he came from an era where bowlers only listened to their bodies. Speaking to the Times of India, he explained:
“Workload? How many overs did he bowl? 150-something, right? But in how many matches or innings? Five games or nine innings, right? That comes down to 16 overs per innings or 30 overs per match. And he didn't. He bowled over 15 overs in one go. So is it a big deal?
“Workload management is bull****. These are Australian terms, created by Australians. Workload management is nothing. I don't agree with that. I come from an era when cricketers listened to their bodies and nobody else. I don't agree with that at all.”
If a bowler can't bowl 20 overs in an innings, he should forget playing for India – Balwinder Sandhu on Jasprit Bumrah
Balwinder Sandhu added that bowling 15 overs in a day is not a big deal for a bowler. He, while attacking Jasprit Bumrah, said that if a pacer cannot bowl 20 overs in an innings, he should forget about playing for India.
He added that if Bumrah cannot play 20 overs in a day, he should only play T20Is. He cited the example of Kapil Dev, saying that the former captain of the Indian national cricket team had done long spells throughout his career. He added:
“To bowl 15 overs in a day, that too in different spells, is not much for a bowler. You do not bowl on all five days of a Test match. He had three or four spells to bowl those overs. Today. , you have the best physios, the best masseuses and excellent doctors to take care of your body If a bowler can't bowl 20 overs in an innings, he should forget playing for India.
“If you want to represent India, you should have the strength to bowl at least 20 overs in an innings. If you can't, then it's better to go back and play T20 where you only have to play four overs. Even those. four overs are bowled in three spells. We used to bowl 25-30 overs in a day conditionally when you bowl, bowl and bowl. So I don't agree with this concept of workload management.”