Tendulkar slams Bumrah trolls: ‘just a coincidence that India won Tests he didn’t play’

[u/5missedcallsfromBCCI]

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/tendulkar-slams-bumrah-trolls-just-a-coincidence-that-india-won-tests-he-didnt-play-10172846/

[u/spongey1865]

It's such a weird phenomenon. But sometimes something that seems like a pattern has no meaning. Bumrah is clearly awesome and in the future India will be more likely to win when he plays than when he doesn't.

It's a bit like India losing 15 tosses in a row. Sometimes statistical weirdness happens and there's no rhyme or reason to it.

[u/navneetrai → u/spongey1865]

This record is kind of baffling, but I think probably oppositions are now playing Bumrah out and taking more risks against other bowlers when he is playing.

I think Indian Bowlers perform worse when batters take them on. That will also partially explain success of players like Duckett, Brook and Head against India, as these players have a naturally aggressive style of play.

[u/Wetness_Pensive → u/navneetrai]

Indeed. This is often what happens when a bowler develops a scary reputation; his partners pick up wickets for pressure he builds up.