India, May 21 -- It has been totally in bad taste. The Jasprit Bumrah criticism this Indian Premier League (IPL) season. One has to separate the wheat from the chaff. He can't be treated the same way as the others, the mortal ones.

Coming up with disrespectful remarks or even worrying over his form for Mumbai Indians -- which has been the case so far in IPL 2026 -- is just a lack of real understanding. Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Deep Dasgupta and Krishnamachari Srikkanth are some of the names that have been mildly, piquantly or analytically critical at different points, but frankly, it shouldn't matter at all if he doesn't perform in line with his reputation.

It's easy to forget that Bumrah is prone to injuries. Twice in his 10-ye...