Jasprit Bumrah is wicketless even after 5 matches in IPL, which is a matter of concern for Mumbai Indians. Former cricketer Irfan Pathan has advised him to increase his bowling speed, which has averaged 130 km/h this season.
Mumbai: Fans are surprised to see Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling in IPL. Bumrah has not been able to take a single wicket so far this season. Be it powerplay or death overs, Bumrah has always been the most reliable bowler of Mumbai Indians. Whenever the captain gave him the ball, he used to take wickets. But nothing is going right for him this season. The situation is such that even young batsmen like 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi are scoring runs easily on him.
Bumrah has played five matches and his wicket account is still empty. In the last match against Punjab, he gave away 41 runs in four overs. Earlier, he had given 35 runs in four overs against Kolkata, 21 runs in four overs against Delhi and 32 runs in three overs against Rajasthan. This poor form of Bumrah has become a big problem for Mumbai.
Meanwhile, former cricketer and commentator Irfan Pathan has given an advice to Bumrah. Pathan says that Bumrah should increase the speed of his bowling. He said, “I don’t think there is any problem in Bumrah’s form. It’s just that his bowling speed has decreased a bit. His average speed this season has been only 130 kilometers per hour. In this too, 44% of the balls have been slow balls. If he starts bowling fast balls like before, he will start getting wickets. He does not need to make any further changes.”
At the same time, there are also reports that everything is not going well in the Mumbai Indians camp. A video of the argument between captain Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah after the crushing defeat against Punjab Kings has gone viral on social media. Let us tell you that against Punjab Kings, Mumbai had given a target of 196 runs, which Punjab achieved with 7 wickets in just 16.3 overs.