The 29-year-old is leading the India team in his comeback series against Ireland
One of the biggest news for Indian fans this month was the return of Jasprit Bumrah in the three-match T20I series against Ireland. The fast bowler was also made the captain of the team for the series. Everyone was interested to see how will Bumrah bowl in the series. will he bowl with the same intensity as before; will he be able to cope with the short turnaround between matches? Well, the fast bowler has ticked all the boxes in the series so far. He is bowling fast; he is bowling accurate Yorkers and has been able to cope with match intensity along with maintaining his fitness in the two matches played so far in the series.
The Reunion
Bumrah is an integral part of Team India’s bowling plan for the Asia Cup and World Cup. He along with Shami and Siraj were instrumental the last time the trio played together against England last year. With Prasidh Krishna also fit and bowling well against Ireland it might be a toss-up between Siraj and Krishna for the third seamer slot in the bowling lineup with Bumrah and Shami all but certain of a place in the squad for the Asia Cup to be announced on August 21.
Tweaks run-up
Coming back to Bumrah the 29-year-old has also tweaked his run-up to avoid injuries while bowling. “Prior to his stress fracture breakdown, if you closely watch Bumrah’s bowling videos, he would first briskly walk six to seven steps and then load up at the bowling crease on his seventh stride to unleash his thunderbolts. “While watching him bowl against Ireland, one could witness that he has increased his run-up by 2-3 strides with a bigger follow-through compared to earlier times. It’s not a massive revamp of his action but a slight bit of remodeling in order to stay injury free for a long time,” a source was quoted as saying by NDTV. “Post-injury, he has increased I guess 2-3 strides at the max. Now fast bowling requires strong legs. The slightly longer run-up is giving him time to build momentum and allow his legs to be a force multiplier. And then a slightly longer follow-through that puts less pressure on the back just after release. I am sure this will help him in curbing injuries in the future,” he observed.
