 "Jasprit Bumrah fully deserves the captaincy, but because of this, the opportunity may be missed, BCCI is also in a dilemma.")
India need a new captain for the Test team. Jasprit Bumrah is leading in this race. He is the first choice of everyone from the selectors to the current players. Despite this, the Indian board is unlikely to make Jasprit Bumrah the captain. The reason for this is that, it is believed that making Bumrah the captain could jeopardize his entire career. Let us know why this is being said. Jasprit Bumrah took 32 wickets in 5 Test matches against Australia. Despite not bowling in the final innings of the Sydney Test, he was the most successful bowler of the series. India won only one Test match in the series and Bumrah was the hero of that victory as well. In this match played in Perth, India got all out for 150 runs. Despite this, Bumrah gave India the lead, which proved to be the turning point of the match.
Many legends of India and the world said that it seemed that only Jasprit Bumrah was playing for India on the tour of Australia. This is because only one player’s performance was consistent throughout the series. Bumrah was also the captain in the first and last matches of the series. The series was tied 1-1 after three games. Perhaps that was the reason why Bumrah bowled the most in the fourth Test. He bowled 53 overs. This backfired in the fourth Test, in which Bumrah was injured after bowling 10 overs. His pain flared up again and he was unable to bowl for the entire match. Despite taking the lead, the Indian team could not win this match and Bumrah’s injury was considered one of the reasons for this.
This was not the first time that Jasprit Bumrah was out of the team due to injury. This player has been suffering from injury since 2018. In 2018, they had to pull out of a tour of Ireland. In 2019, Bumrah suffered back pain during the series against the West Indies. Due to this, he had to stay out of the field for 3 months. In the year 2021, he suffered a muscle strain during the Sydney Test. In the year 2022, Bumrah missed the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup due to injury. Then in the year 2023, Bumrah also had to sit out the finals of the IPL and the World Test Championship.
Due to this long list of injuries, many former cricketers do not want Bumrah to be made captain. It seems that Bumrah deserves to be the captain but given his injury history, he will have to sit out all the matches. Being the captain, he will not be able to take frequent breaks. If they take a break, it will affect the planning of the team. This is the reason why the interest of the team is being talked about more than Bumrah’s rights. It is in the interest of the Indian cricket team to handle Jasprit Bumrah’s workload and keep him fit for important matches and series. Due to this, Bumrah may lose the right to become the captain, which is the dream of every Indian cricketer. But even Bumrah would agree that playing for the team is more important than being the captain.