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The Jasprit Bumrah workload myth: Is opting out of the 2nd Test against England justified?

Busting Bumrah's Workload Myth

In three matches so far, Stokes has bowled 105 overs and taken 11 wickets. He has done this while batting, fielding and leading the side. For comparison, Bumrah has bowled about 87 overs in just two Tests. He has 12 wickets, with an economy rate under three runs per over, which is the best among pacers this series.
  • Shoaib Bashir (ENG): 140.4 overs, 10 wickets, best 5/286, SR 84.4
  • Chris Woakes (ENG): 121 overs, 7 wickets, best 4/105, SR 103.7
  • Brydon Carse (ENG): 117 overs, 9 wickets, best 4/176, SR 78
  • Mohammed Siraj (IND): 109 overs, 13 wickets, best 7/127, SR 50.3
  • Ben Stokes (ENG): 105 overs, 11 wickets, best 5/111, SR 57.2
  • Ravindra Jadeja (IND): 99 overs, 3 wickets, best 1/49, SR 198
  • Jasprit Bumrah (IND): 86.4 overs, 12 wickets, best 7/112, SR 43.3
  • Josh Tongue (ENG): 81 overs, 11 wickets, best 7/158, SR 44.1
  • Akash Deep (IND): 72.1 overs, 11 wickets, best 10/187, SR 39.3
  • Prasidh Krishna (IND): 62 overs, 6 wickets, best 5/220, SR 62
  • Washington Sundar (IND): 42.1 overs, 5 wickets, best 4/43, SR 50.6
  • Jofra Archer (ENG): 39.2 overs, 5 wickets, best 5/107, SR 47.2
  • Joe Root (ENG): 28.1 overs, 2 wickets, best 2/85, SR 84.5
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy (IND): 28 overs, 3 wickets, best 3/82, SR 56
  • Shardul Thakur (IND): 16 overs, 2 wickets, best 2/89, SR 48
  • Harry Brook (ENG): 5 overs, 0 wickets, 31 runs conceded

The contrast is clear. Stokes has bowled longer spells and takes on extra responsibility when his team needs him, even though he is not a specialist bowler. Bumrah, meanwhile, plays in carefully managed spells. The plan was already set before the series that Bumrah will only play three out of the five Tests in order to protect his body for future matches.
 
Batsmen have sussed his action. He's a one trick pony which is why he now gets hammered and is contributing to losses.

He is a liability, no suprise with that suspect action.
 
He has had the luxury of being selectively and carefully chosing his games throughout his career.
Around 90% of his matches are on juicy pitches.
If he had to toil away every game even on dead pitches like most other bowlers have to, his record would look at lot worse.
That's why I will always rate Cummins higher than him and even Rabbada is on par with him.
He's a fine bowler in tests but nowhere close to the legend he's been made to be.
 
Him not playing is better for India in this series. He’s bowling gentle medium which isn’t going to trouble a good batsman at this level.
 
James said:
That top 7 v tail enders stat is really quite embarrassing, and his body is on the verge of breaking down again despite a full weeks break after London. His fitness for longer form cricket is now becoming genuinely poor.
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Avg gone to 19.83, it'll keep going higher and higher soon. He'll be below atarc eventually
 
Don't jealous of Bhumrah, just because the BCCI has the resources and ability to give him rest between games and manage his workload intelligently does not take away the fact that when he is fresh, fit then he is the best bowler in the world. Bhumrah is not responsible for the fact that Siraj and others dont step up when he plays. He is the only bowler in the Indian team against whom the opposition is on their toes 24/7 playing each and every delivery of his carefully.
 
Seems like India are going the same way as Pakistan when it comes to making desperate attempts to market their players.

Bumrah supporters are just as bad as Misbah/Babar/Rizwan cheerleaders. I class these groups of fans as a large bunch of idiots.
 
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Savak said:
Don't jealous of Bhumrah, just because the BCCI has the resources and ability to give him rest between games and manage his workload intelligently does not take away the fact that when he is fresh, fit then he is the best bowler in the world. Bhumrah is not responsible for the fact that Siraj and others dont step up when he plays. He is the only bowler in the Indian team against whom the opposition is on their toes 24/7 playing each and every delivery of his carefully.
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I’m jealous of your sources.
 
It is fair to say that his decline started with the end of the last year. His best year was 2024 where he picked 70 wickets and avgd 13-14 and won India a T20 World Cup.

But since Sydney test early this year, he hasn’t been the same bowler and perhaps his fitness and body is running on his mind more often than anything else.
 
Bumrah's main issue is his fitness... The way he was bowling last day was not 100%. Anyway, still some tail enders left so Bumrah will take wickets and will be classified yet again as GOAT.
 
I said it before he should focus on white ball cricket to prolong his career. He still has 2026 WC and WC2027 to play for. Another stress fracture because of test cricket, he may not even play white ball cricket.

Malinga took a difficult decision but at the end it was worth it for him.
 
With an action like JBs he was never going to have a long test career, along with the IPl, ODis and T20s.

I feel Bumrah needs to retire if he can't get it right over the next 2 test series.
 
Marooned said:
He has had the luxury of being selectively and carefully chosing his games throughout his career.
Around 90% of his matches are on juicy pitches.
If he had to toil away every game even on dead pitches like most other bowlers have to, his record would look at lot worse.
That's why I will always rate Cummins higher than him and even Rabbada is on par with him.
He's a fine bowler in tests but nowhere close to the legend he's been made to be.
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Apart from skipping one test in this series, when did he ever had luxury of carefully choosing games?

90% of matches are on juicy pitches? Any stat which says that? He has played against Cummins and Rabada and outperformed them both home and away. This is just opportunistic nonsense.
 
It is a disgrace how some posters here called Bumrah an ATG.

Bumrah was never an ATG. A player doesn't become an ATG based on 2-3 years of performance. An ATG is someone who does great throughout his career (Bradman, McGrath etc.).

On top of that, Bumrah has a suspicious bowling action. It is possible he is a chucker. We may never know because BCCICC doesn't have the gut to test him. Maybe they are afraid he may come out as a chucker. :inti
 
Ab Fan said:
Here are the list of bowlers with highest % of tailenders wickets:-


I can’t find Bumrah’s name here. Warne is at #5 and Wasim is there at #10.
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Bruh,

I just checked on the most top order 1-3 bats dismissed on your link, and even some Taiful Islam is on the list but no Bumrah, this seems like a center of gravity type situation we have here 🤡

This is from cricinfo:

"Sixty-four of Bumrah's first 200 wickets were of top three batters. He has dismissed openers 50 times (25%) and the number three 14 times (7%). Number four is often the most reputed batter in the team and Bumrah has dismissed the No. 4 30 times (15%). Bumrah's percentage of top-four wickets (47%) is the seventh best overall and the best for India."

 
His pace was down yesterday.
Eng have found a way to break their opposition down.
 
Where are the idiots who crying about Bumrah but England bowlers didn't even take more than 2 wickets in 5 session at home. :kp
 
Devadwal said:
Where are the idiots who crying about Bumrah but England bowlers didn't even take more than 2 wickets in 5 session at home. :kp
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England's bowlers are minnow level but Bumrah is meant to be the best ever bowler. Cant compare the 2 unless u believe they are in the same league
 
Not only was the pitch super-flat but Bumrah had some niggles. Still the GOAT imo.
 
ataullah said:
England's bowlers are minnow level but Bumrah is meant to be the best ever bowler. Cant compare the 2 unless u believe they are in the same league
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McGrath was Elite bowler but he didn't stop Indian players to build a record breaking partnership in test cricket in some matches. These things happen in cricket. :kp
 
Judge Bumrah by impact and not if he takes rest or not. You can criticize him for not being fit or not having a lot of matches..that's fair..but this decision is between team India and Bumrah as well as his physicians. Not sure why Pakistan is getting hyper. India can tell Bumrah he won't be picked ..that's ok too but again how does any other country get a say in it beyond saying Bumrah is not fit enough.
 
Mamoon said:
I ask again: who needs rest after playing just 1 Test match in 5 months at the age of 31?
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He has stress fracture that get worse or can recurr at prolonged workload. So doctors told him not to play 5 matches but 3 matches. India is being strategic on which matches he will play to manage his back better...lords was supposed to be more fast bowlers friendly.
 
Will he do a huge favor on the game of cricket by turning up for the fifth Test or is it rest time?
 
Mamoon said:
Will he do a huge favor on the game of cricket by turning up for the fifth Test or is it rest time?
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It is a difficult situation for the Indians. If he voluntarily sits out the 5th test then it will be seen as cowardice, if he plays and limps along as he did in this test then he will be a burden on the side.

I feel an "injury" will be manufactured, they will claim Bumrah wanted to play but succumbed to an injury during training, it will be a good face saving measure for all parties.
 
Bumrah is on track to becoming one of the greatest bowlers of all time. The pitches England are preparing are just pancakes. As it was evident with the draw of the last Test
 
Excellent workload management from BCCI. They are resisting powerful temptation to run Bhumrah to the ground and are intelligently managing his workload and looking at the bigger picture in the long run with regards to his career.

If only the PCB managed its fast bowlers with the same level of professionalism
 
Savak said:
Excellent workload management from BCCI. They are resisting powerful temptation to run Bhumrah to the ground and are intelligently managing his workload and looking at the bigger picture in the long run with regards to his career.

If only the PCB managed its fast bowlers with the same level of professionalism
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Bumrah seems finished.

He played 3 Tests. What did he do other than getting tail-enders out?

He is overrated and possibly a chucker. :inti
 
Technics 1210 said:
Correction : Javelin thrower.
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India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah set to miss final Test against England at the Oval

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not expected to play in the final Test against England at the Oval as the tourists look to avoid a series defeat.

Bumrah has already played three Tests in the series, the maximum workload the team management had targeted for the bowler after he spent three months on the sidelines with a back injury before returning to action in April.


www.skysports.com

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah set to miss final Test against England at the Oval

Jasprit Bumrah is not expected to play in the final Test against England at the Oval; watch the fifth and final Test against India live on Sky Sports on Thursday from 10am (first ball 11am)
www.skysports.com www.skysports.com
 
Cricket Warrior said:
India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah set to miss final Test against England at the Oval

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not expected to play in the final Test against England at the Oval as the tourists look to avoid a series defeat.

Bumrah has already played three Tests in the series, the maximum workload the team management had targeted for the bowler after he spent three months on the sidelines with a back injury before returning to action in April.


www.skysports.com

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah set to miss final Test against England at the Oval

Jasprit Bumrah is not expected to play in the final Test against England at the Oval; watch the fifth and final Test against India live on Sky Sports on Thursday from 10am (first ball 11am)
www.skysports.com www.skysports.com
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LOL. He chickened out.

Is that the bowler many bhakts call an "ATG"? ATGs don't chicken out like this. :inti
 
Ngl it will be fairly amusing if India now wins the final Test and the ever expanding win% with/without Bumrah stat gets another boost. But I’m sure there will be another convenient excuse lined up like they don’t win with him in the team because he plays the SENA games. (aside from the SENA games that he misses where they win.)
 
Every country has managed the workload of their fast bowlers since forever. From Brett Lee and akhtar to Archer and Woods. All of their test appearances were very controlled.

I don't see what's so controversial about India doing the same
 
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James said:
Ngl it will be fairly amusing if India now wins the final Test and the ever expanding win% with/without Bumrah stat gets another boost. But I’m sure there will be another convenient excuse lined up like they don’t win with him in the team because he plays the SENA games. (aside from the SENA games that he misses where they win.)
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Are you seriously questioning the credentials of someone who takes a 5-fer almost every 3 match in tests? I thought you were supposed to be a test fan?

How often do England play Archer and Wood in tests? How often have they played all 5 match in a series? Every country manages their fast bowlers.

A test fan should know better.
 
Sachin fan said:
Every country has managed the workload of their fast bowlers since forever. From Brett Lee and akhtar to Archer and Woods. All of their test appearances were very controlled.

I don't see what's so controversial about India doing the same
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Akhtar is irrelevant and ive critiqued him multiple times.

Newsflash choosing bowlers like Archer, Wood, Lee and Akhtar who weren't good enough in tests and heck even the likes of Cummins, Shaheen, Ben Stokes etc etc exposed their respective counterparts isnt a valid argument.
 
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mominsaigol said:
Akhtar is irrelevant and ive critiqued him multiple times.

Newsflash choosing bowlers like Archer, Wood, Lee and Akhtar who weren't good enough in tests and heck even the likes of Cummins, Shaheen, Ben Stokes etc etc exposed their respective counterparts isnt a valid argument.
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But Bumrah is not Cummins or Stokes (and stokes is injured and barely bowling btw, he didn't bowl in first innings and he is playing fifth more for his batting and captaincy). Bumrahs action is more like Akhtar.

Bumrah is an enforcer like the bowlers I mentioned, not a workhorse.

And what will criticizing Akhtar achieve, he couldn't help his action which caused injuries.

And Shaheen, really? The guy who trundles in tests? Yes bumrah can also trundle all day but that's not the role we want from him. He should be the same effective bowler who takes a 5-fer once every 3 tests.
 
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THREAD IS NOT ABOUT BEEF EATING AND VEGETARIAN STUFF.


PLEASE TALK ABOUT BUMRAH ONLY
 
Sachin fan said:
But Bumrah is not Cummins or Stokes (and stokes is injured and barely bowling btw, he didn't bowl in first innings and he is playing fifth more for his batting and captaincy). Bumrahs action is more like Akhtar.

Bumrah is an enforcer like the bowlers I mentioned, not a workhorse.

And what will criticizing Akhtar achieve, he couldn't help his action which caused injuries.

And Shaheen, really? The guy who trundles in tests? Yes bumrah can also trundle all day but that's not the role we want from him. He should be the same effective bowler who takes a 5-fer once every 3 tests.
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Point is shaheen is a better test bowler then Akhtar despite being rubbish, Cummins is a 100x better then Lee and 10000x fitter as well, Stokes despite dealing with niggles is 3x the bowler that Archer is in test and 600x fitter then Archer.

Your point is automatically invalid. These bowlers excluding Lee are seen as Test rubbish. The only actual argument is for Brett Lee however Aussies now view him as medicore once Cummins expised that myth

But yes lee is the only one who isnt rubbish and is in the category of Decent to Goodish.

Your point makes zero sense? You're basically claiming these test rubbish didnt play much test cricket(excluding lee) so Bumrah should follow suit 🤣🤣🤣
 
Good decision. Hopefully he will have his intensity until 2027 World Cup and then retire. This dude needs careful management .
 
Sachin fan said:
But Bumrah is not Cummins or Stokes (and stokes is injured and barely bowling btw, he didn't bowl in first innings and he is playing fifth more for his batting and captaincy). Bumrahs action is more like Akhtar.

Bumrah is an enforcer like the bowlers I mentioned, not a workhorse.

And what will criticizing Akhtar achieve, he couldn't help his action which caused injuries.

And Shaheen, really? The guy who trundles in tests? Yes bumrah can also trundle all day but that's not the role we want from him. He should be the same effective bowler who takes a 5-fer once every 3 tests.
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Stokes took a 5-fer in the 1st innings
 
mominsaigol said:
Bumrah is chickening out after the embrassing PR disaster series that has unfolded.

Their is no injury, none Nada. I observed it myself.
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their spearhead bowler is missing games just like Shoaib used back in the day. Difference is Shoaib played 90% of his games with injury while the fragile queen isn't injured and has the best doctors to look after him. Shoaib had PCB looking after him yet he still delivered many unforgettable performances on dead road wickets and won game for his country.

Its an insult to cricket if people compare this fragile queen to the greats of the game.
 
Rafale Nidhal said:
their spearhead bowler is missing games just like Shoaib used back in the day. Difference is Shoaib played 90% of his games with injury while the fragile queen isn't injured and has the best doctors to look after him. Shoaib had PCB looking after him yet he still delivered many unforgettable performances on dead road wickets and won game for his country.

Its an insult to cricket if people compare this fragile queen to the greats of the game.
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Shoaib is overrated and if people wish to crap on Akhtar I dont mind. But if the same people who crap on Akhtar due to injury yet support this stat padding clown who freqently helps India lose game a gold medal 🏅, then they are hypocrites.

Then again reading comments from the ghambir thread and wcl thread I am not surprised.
 
mominsaigol said:
Shoaib is overrated and if people wish to crap on Akhtar I dont mind. But if the same people who crap on Akhtar due to injury yet support this stat padding clown who freqently helps India lose game a gold medal 🏅, then they are hypocrites.

Then again reading comments from the ghambir thread and wcl thread I am not surprised.
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How on earth can a bowler stat pad? You make less and less sense as the day goes by.

If Sohaib had sake numbers as bumrah he would be considered one of the greatest.
 
Rafale Nidhal said:
their spearhead bowler is missing games just like Shoaib used back in the day. Difference is Shoaib played 90% of his games with injury while the fragile queen isn't injured and has the best doctors to look after him. Shoaib had PCB looking after him yet he still delivered many unforgettable performances on dead road wickets and won game for his country.

Its an insult to cricket if people compare this fragile queen to the greats of the game.
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This mentality is the reason why you haven't had a single fast bowler crossing 200 wickets for so long.

If Sohaib was in India he and his injuries would have been managed way better and he would have a longer career. Prevention of injuries is as much required for managing a players career as management after injury.

We treat our bowlers well like human beings. You guys make them stars when they are in teens and then treat them like donkeys and run them to ground. No wonder so many take the wrong route or go to drugs or are just run into the ground like Shaheen.

If any of your teen sensation were handled like bumrah they would have long, wonderful careers.
 
Sachin fan said:
How on earth can a bowler stat pad? You make less and less sense as the day goes by.

If Sohaib had sake numbers as bumrah he would be considered one of the greatest.
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^^ Like this, Easy to maintain an avg of 26 vs England when you avg 7 vs Tailenders :vk2
 
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