T20 World Cup 2022: “A supercar cannot be used like a Toyota Corolla”


Salman Butt believes Staff India’s tempo bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ought to think about enjoying a restricted variety of matches sooner or later.

Talking on his YouTube channel, he highlighted how Bumrah’s unorthodox bowling motion tends to take a toll on his again. Butt steered that enjoying in all three codecs persistently, whereas additionally that includes within the Indian Premier League (IPL) may jeopardize the speedster’s profession.

The previous Pakistan cricketer defined:

“Jasprit Bumrah’s again has to take lots of load due to his bowling motion. He performs in all three codecs and performs lots of cricket. The IPL can also be a protracted event and performs that too.

“He should decide and select. Supercars like Ferrari and Aston Martin are termed as weekend vehicles. A supercar can’t be used like a Toyota Corolla.”

Bumrah has struggled this 12 months. The 28-year-old missed the Asia Cup 2022 marketing campaign attributable to a again damage and will now even be dominated out of the all-important T20 World Cup 2022 attributable to a again stress fracture.


“It might be a blessing in disguise for the bowler who replaces Jasprit Bumrah” – Salman Butt

Butt went on to say that different Indian bowlers have an opportunity to step up in Bumrah’s absence by developing with spectacular performances.

He identified how Pakistan’s Naseem Shah did the identical when he acquired referred to as up for the Asia Cup attributable to Shaheen Afridi’s unavailability. He opined that the bowler who would change Bumrah may cement his place within the group by taking duty.

Butt added:

“Each cloud has a silver lining. Whereas Bumrah’s absence will damage massive time, it’ll give the children a chance to show their value. Bumrah will return as soon as he’s match. However the primary query is who will fill his sneakers until then?”

He added:

“Pakistan even have the same downside to take care of. However we should be aware that Naseem Shah would not have made it to the squad if Shaheen Afridi hadn’t been injured. He acquired an opportunity and grabbed it with each fingers.

“Equally, it might be a blessing in disguise for the bowler who replaces Jasprit Bumrah.”

The previous cricketer emphasised that Bumrah’s absence would weaken India’s bowling unit, which is already beneath the scanner attributable to their current poor performances.

He acknowledged that the right-armer is a whole bundle, given his capacity to bowl an efficient spell at any given stage. The previous opener acknowledged:

“It is a massive blow to Staff India. Bowling is one division the place India wanted extra power, and Jasprit Bumrah was somebody who may have finished that. He has lots of expertise and is a whole bundle, as he can bowl the whole lot from the yorker to the slower one.

“He’s a wicket-taker who may also include runs. He’s very efficient in demise overs and might make an impression in all phases of the sport.”

Based on current experiences, Bumrah’s damage may put him on the sidelines for 4 to 6 months. The Males in Blue may think about including Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar to their squad for the showpiece occasion if Bumrah is dominated out.