The former Indian bowling coach Paras Mhambrey feels that Bumrah may not play all five test matches against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
He has worked with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja and has witnessed the strength of these bowlers. With all that these bowlers bring to the table, it’s no surprise that Mhambrey has complete faith in their abilities.
Ahead of the high-profile match, he shared his insights on the bowling unit’s potential in Australia and discussed that Mohammed Shami’s absence could be a detrimental factor.
While speaking about Bumrah’s workload management he said, “Well, workload management, in general, is being taken care of not only for this series because we’ve been part of this from our term.”
“I’m sure that’s going to continue. If you look at England, Boom had to miss a Test match. The call is when do you take that step? It’s going to be important looking at the series, a 5 Test series. I’m not sure Boom will play all 5 Test matches.”
“It’s extremely hard on his body. It’s just the way he goes about his bowling. He’s flat out in every spell, every delivery that he bowls. So there’s a lot of stress on his body and we’ll have to be smart enough to make such decisions.”
“The challenge is going to be which Test match [he decides to rest] and depending on the way the series stands. So yeah, you will have to give him a break.”
“These days, guys have to make a decision when actually that moment arrives. And hopefully, we’re well ahead in the series. I hope so.”
Paras Mhambrey has also spoke about Rohit Sharma‘s absence missing the first test due to personal reasons and Bumrah’s ability to be a very good leader.
“I think the most important one is that he’s a guy people look up to. A lot of the younger lot in bowling, a lot of these guys look up to him. And I think that’s it. That’s the way he just goes about his game.”
“The way he approaches his game – his involvement in the discussions. And you see that. Because I have seen it from close quarters. That amount of involvement is there.”
“It’s easy at a certain stage that he is in to just keep things aside and only focus on my game and work on it.”
“But unlike others, I think that he is a kind of guy who wants to get involved. Who is passionate about playing Test cricket and I think that’s the key. I think others around him realise that.”
“have seen a lot of interactions with him and him coming forward. Having those discussions with the other younger bowlers. So, he has the potential. He has shown it in the past.”
“And yeah, I think it’s good to see him taking Test cricket so seriously and passionate about it. So, I am very happy about it.”
Coming to the Australia tests, the first match will kickstart on November 22 at Optus Stadium.
