Bumrah, the 'banker' India can count on
Kolkata, March 3 -- If India had their way, Jasprit Bumrah would be bowling from both ends all 20 overs. The next best way is to manage his overs, which has been achieved with significant success. What's happening now, though, is phase-defying. Against West Indies on Sunday, there was no new-ball burst, no immediate statement. Bumrah wasn't thrown the ball in the first over to set the narrative. Instead, he arrived in the fifth. It was a subtle but telling shift.
For years, Bumrah's role felt clearly defined. He was the man for the hard yards, once the penultimate over specialist, and uniformly the bowler captains turn to when chaos needs control. By making him open the bowling, India invariably want to set up the tone with sharp seam movem...
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