Bumrah has been named captain of the Indian staff for the three-match T20 collection towards Ireland to be performed in Dublin. The matches will happen on August 18, 20 and 23.
“Jasprit Bumrah has made a comeback. He was injured for a long time and his return was awaited. He has come back and has been made the captain straightaway. Congratulations to Jassi for becoming the captain and foremost for getting fit. I hope and keep my fingers crossed that Jassi doesn’t get injured again,” Harbhajan mentioned in a video shared on his YouTube channel.
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Harbhajan emphasised the truth that Bumrah’s absence from Team India massively felt particularly within the WTC ultimate. He additionally opined that Bumrah holds the identical stature in bowling as Virat Kohli does in batting
“He has been missed a lot, whether you see the WTC final or the cricket that was played before that. I used to say it earlier and am saying it today as well. If we talk about batting, we talk about Virat Kohli, and if there is a Virat Kohli of bowling, it is Jasprit Bumrah. There is no bigger name than him,” Harbhajan added.
Bumrah, who had undergone surgical procedure for a decrease again stress fracture earlier this 12 months, was going by a rehabilitation course of on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
The tempo spearhead’s final look for India was final September throughout a house T20I collection towards Australia.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com