Aaqib Javed Believes Jasprit Bumrah’s Absence Will Hamper India, Says Star All-Rounder Can Be Their Impact Player
Aaqib Javed-Jasprit Bumrah (source: Twitter)
India is heading into the 20-20 World Cup 2022 without star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. While the team has plenty of options, the absence of star players will undoubtedly have an impact.
Former Pakistan cricketer Aaqib Javed does not see India as a favourite heading into the mega event but believes Hardik Pandya in particular is capable of changing the course of the game on his own. He said that India lacks an impact player in Bumrah’s absence.
“India ki halat jo hain na woh bhi kuch aachi form main nehin hain. Unke batting bhi struggle kar raha hain, aur Bumrah ke bager bowling waisi nehin hain ki aap soche ki…ki ek impact hota hain bowler ka jo Shaheen ka hai ya Haris ka hain. Yeh impact ka bara pressure hota hain, fark padta hain. Unke jo abhi bowlers hain woh aam medium pace bowlers hain. Ha Pandya ek hain jo game kisibhi waqt change kar sakta hain.
(The condition India are in at the moment, their form isn’t good. Their batting is struggling and without Jasprit Bumrah, they don’t have an impact bowler like Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. An ‘impact’ bowler creates a lot of pressure on the opponents and that makes a difference. They only have medium-pace bowlers right now but they do have Hardik Pandya who can change the game at any point in time,” he said.
Axar Patel has been named as Ravindra Jadeja’s replacement in the Indian team, while Mohammed Shami has been named to fill the void left by Jasprit Bumrah. On October 23, India will begin their campaign against archrival Pakistan. When the two teams met in the 20-20 World Cup last year, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets.
India squad for 20-20 World Cup 2022
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami
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