Sanjay Manjrekar stated that the Indian cricket team should not adjust for Jasprit Bumrah, and the speedster shouldn't be the team's "frontline pick" if he is unable to play more than two matches on the trot.
Bumrah has been at the receiving end of a heavy backlash because of his limited availability in India's first series in the new ICC World Test Championship cycle.
This led to the former cricketers, experts, and fans raising questions over Jasprit Bumrah's commitment to the team, and the BCCI selection committee and team management also came under scrutiny for allowing the pacer to pick and choose matches.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that India winning two matches on the tour without Jasprit Bumrah was "poetic justice" and urged selectors to be bold while taking calls on big players. He stated:
"This should embolden the Indian selectors to make some hard choices when it comes to big-name players. This series has been a great lesson to them and to us too, the two Tests victories India achieved did not feature Virat (Kohli), (Cheteshwar) Pujara, Rohit (Sharma), (Mohammed) Shami and Bumrah too! It reminded us of the eternal truth of sport and life, no one, however great, is indispensable."
Jasprit Bumrah must not be your frontline pick - Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar further urged BCCI selectors not to consider Jasprit Bumrah a frontline pick anymore; instead, show more faith in players who are fully match-fit. He elaborated:
"This is not an idealistic position to take, but it’s the right one for the long-term health of a team sport. In this series, Akash Deep & Siraj replicated the Bumrah impact in the two wins, of course, this is not likely to become a pattern, but it should give the selectors the guts to take hard calls on big-name players, just as they do with Kuldeep Yadav."
Indian cricket must not adjust for Bumrah, Bumrah must - Sanjay Manjrekar
"As for Bumrah, of whom I am a fan, if he really wants to serve Indian Test cricket, longevity and durability is an imperative for him, it’s after all the true test of a great athlete is to still turn up when not 100% fit and deliver," he stated.
"Indian cricket must not adjust for Bumrah, Bumrah must. That is, if he wants to. By making some tough choices or working even harder on his fitness, this fitness bar can be raised to whatever levels one wants, like all fast bowling greats have done before him."
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