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India’s pace ace Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the lone Test against Afghanistan (at New Chandigarh from June 6), and also from the three-ODI series against the same opposition, beginning on June 13 at Dharamsala, and his childhood coach Kishore Trivedi has backed the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee’s decision to give the hardworking pacer a break.
“Rest is absolutely necessary for Jasprit as his form has also not been the greatest across the last few days. This break was a must for him,” Trivedi told mid-day over the phone from Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Kishore Trivedi
Bumrah, 32, who has 504 scalps in 236 internationals across all three formats, has managed just three wickets in 12 IPL games so far this season.
When asked about the possible reasons for Bumrah’s poor show, Trivedi said: “We have to consider the nature of the [flat] wickets [pitches]. Also, all the teams have become strong so every bowler has to work very hard because nowadays even if you bowl a good length ball, batsmen tend to go after it and hit a six. One match needs to go well and the form will come back. If Jasprit can get three or four wickets in a match, it will boost his morale and he will be back to form. He has not made any mistakes with his bowling. It’s just that when your performance is not good, you tend to overthink and that can affect things.”
Trivedi is confident rest will work wonders for his ward: “Jasprit will definitely bounce back after this rest. It will help him reset mentally too. BCCI have made the right call. Rest will help him get fitter and better for his next India assignment.”
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