India’s Dependence on Bumrah Feels Like the Sachin Tendulkar Era, Say Fans

India dominated England on the first day of the first Test but also gave them a chance to come back on the second day. In this match being played at Headingley, India scored 471 runs in their first innings. In reply, England scored 209 runs for 3 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah took all three wickets for India.

If the fielders had not dropped catches or if Bumrah had received support from the other bowlers, England might have lost more wickets. This heavy dependence on Bumrah has become a concern for the Indian team and fans. Some fans are even comparing it to the 1990s, when India’s batting depended too much on Sachin Tendulkar.

Bumrah gave India an early breakthrough in the first over by dismissing Zak Crawley with a brilliant outswinger. Soon after, Ben Duckett also had two chances to get out, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and then Ravindra Jadeja dropped his catches — both off Bumrah’s bowling.

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When Bumrah didn’t get support from the fielders, he clean bowled Duckett himself. However, by then Duckett had already scored 62 runs. Bumrah then also took the wicket of Joe Root, who was out after scoring 28.

The Indian Speedstar took three wickets for 48 runs in a spell of 13 overs. The rest of the bowlers bowled 36 overs but could not take a single wicket. From experts to common cricket fans, everyone is worried about this.

Dinesh Karthik said, “It is true that whenever Bumrah bowls, he gets wickets for India. But he needs to be used carefully. Putting too much pressure on him could be risky.”

One user wrote on social media, “After 2023, India’s dependence on Bumrah has become like it was on Sachin Tendulkar for batting in the 1990s.”

Another user posted, “There is so much dependence on Bumrah that they will break his back.” Cricket fans know that Bumrah has faced many injuries. He got injured during the last Test on the Australia tour. After that, he had to stay out of the game for at least 4 months.

Another user wrote on X, “Brother, Bumrah alone is taking all the responsibility. The other bowlers should at least create some pressure from the other end. We lost the series in Australia for this very reason.”