Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: Agencies)
Bumrah Returns to Boost India’s Bowling Attack
Jasprit Bumrah is poised to make his return to international cricket following a recovery from a left knee injury. His comeback adds significant depth to India’s bowling lineup. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Zadran has indicated that the team will not complicate their strategy when facing the renowned pacer.
“Yes, we have played enough cricket here in India; we all know the conditions, how to play, how to adjust ourselves, and we have played a series here against India, and the T20 World Cup, and the 50-over World Cup as well.
Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran says his team has made specific plans to deal with Jasprit Bumrah in Sunday’s opening T20I against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Zadran said they have also studied videos of Sooryavanshi before the series. We just need to execute the plan really well, according to the opposition, and that’s it.”
“If you look at Jasprit Bumrah, he is one of the best, and he is my favourite fast bowler. We as a group never think things in a complicated way for ourselves. The Afghanistan team has used information from players who have faced the left-handed opener in the IPL. “He is an amazing talent. Recently, he played great cricket in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and he has been performing well at a different level in cricket events. Zadran has taken over the T20I captaincy from Rashid Khan. He believes their strong relationship will help Afghanistan make a fresh start after their early exit from the T20 World Cup. The new captain also feels Afghanistan’s experience of playing in India will be useful. We know the conditions really well, and how to play.
So we have a very good plan for him, and we just thought about him, how to play against him, and hopefully we are going to play better cricket against Jasprit Bumrah or the Indian Cricket Team,” Zadran told reporters in a press conference on Saturday.