NEW DELHI: The hearts of lots of of 1000’s, glued to tv screens, stopped for a second when visuals confirmed India’s talisman, Jasprit Bumrah, in a black SUV heading for scans on Saturday.
Whereas his return to the bottom after finishing the mandatory scans was met with optimism, it stays unsure whether or not Bumrah, believed to be carrying a again spasm, is match sufficient to play a job because the collection approaches its conclusion.
Past Bumrah’s awe-inspiring performances, his workload has drawn vital consideration from cricket observers. Within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, there hasn’t been a single day the place Bumrah hasn’t made an influence, whether or not with the bat or ball.
With 860 deliveries and 31 wickets in simply 5 Assessments of the collection, Bumrah has been instrumental to India’s success on this collection.
Nonetheless, having put in his relentless efforts and overs bowled, he doesn’t rank among the many high two most effective workhorses of the continuing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
To be extra exact, Australia’s skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have each bowled extra deliveries and spent extra time on the crease whereas batting than Jasprit Bumrah on this BGT.
If we dive deep into the numbers, Cummins has scored 159 runs off 251 balls up to now, whereas Starc has amassed 97 runs from 247 balls. Compared, Bumrah has contributed 42 runs off 87 balls.
With the ball, Starc and Cummins have bowled 153.2 (920 balls) and 163 (978 balls) overs, respectively, with Bumrah finishing 151.2 overs (908 balls) up to now on this BGT.
Although, Bumrah has been probably the most deadly with 31 scalps, adopted by Cummins’s 23 wickets and Starc’s 18 up to now.
With a again spasm understood to have compelled Bumrah’s scans, it stays unclear whether or not he’ll take the sphere tomorrow as India ended the day at 141/6, holding a lead of 145 runs.
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