ExpressPacer
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First of all, congratulations to all Indian supporters. I know this thread risks sounding like I am trying to undermine India’s achievements. However, trust me, my intentions are only to engage in a meaningful discussion. And I think this is a really important discussion, so I request the mods to not amalgamate this thread with another.
I made a similar thread a few years ago but that was for Kohli. Clearly, now, Indian batting has diversified and they have more options and are not overly reliant on Kohli anymore.
However, I now feel like the Indian team - not just the bowling - is heavily reliant on Bumrah for their wins. I watched 2 India games this WC from start to finish, arguably their 2 hardest games, and it was a Bumrah show through and through.
For instance, in the Pakistan vs India game, Bumrah was the difference. Not only did he pick important wickets at important times but he was unstoppably economical at the death which added pressure on the batsmen and helped other bowlers. It was a copycat performance in the final.
Frankly, as other posters have said in the Bumrah thread, I would even credit some of Hardik and other bowlers wickets to Bumrah because of the pressure he created. Nothing to take away from Hardik, he’s a great cricketer but he got those wickets at the end because of the pressure Bumrah created as the batsmen couldn’t even get bat on ball for Bumrah.
In both matches, India had basically lost the game until Bumrah came through and delivered an unrealistically amazing spell.
Moreover, India’s performances in their previous tournaments where Bumrah hasn’t played has been relatively average for their quality. For instance, a group exit in 2021 followed by a string of performances that lacked impetus.
Hence, this raises the all important question, is the Indian team just all Bumrah or nothing?
I made a similar thread a few years ago but that was for Kohli. Clearly, now, Indian batting has diversified and they have more options and are not overly reliant on Kohli anymore.
However, I now feel like the Indian team - not just the bowling - is heavily reliant on Bumrah for their wins. I watched 2 India games this WC from start to finish, arguably their 2 hardest games, and it was a Bumrah show through and through.
For instance, in the Pakistan vs India game, Bumrah was the difference. Not only did he pick important wickets at important times but he was unstoppably economical at the death which added pressure on the batsmen and helped other bowlers. It was a copycat performance in the final.
Frankly, as other posters have said in the Bumrah thread, I would even credit some of Hardik and other bowlers wickets to Bumrah because of the pressure he created. Nothing to take away from Hardik, he’s a great cricketer but he got those wickets at the end because of the pressure Bumrah created as the batsmen couldn’t even get bat on ball for Bumrah.
In both matches, India had basically lost the game until Bumrah came through and delivered an unrealistically amazing spell.
Moreover, India’s performances in their previous tournaments where Bumrah hasn’t played has been relatively average for their quality. For instance, a group exit in 2021 followed by a string of performances that lacked impetus.
Hence, this raises the all important question, is the Indian team just all Bumrah or nothing?