r/Cricket • u/5missedcallsfromBCCI 1983 Prudential World Cup Champions • 21d ago
Opinion Tendulkar slams Bumrah trolls: ‘just a coincidence that India won Tests he didn’t play’
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/tendulkar-slams-bumrah-trolls-just-a-coincidence-that-india-won-tests-he-didnt-play-10172846/
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u/arandomguy05 India 20d ago edited 20d ago
I don't think majority fans think about Bumrah's performance that way. Even those who are saying that are pointing out a curious co-incidence but not criticizing Bumrah. Bumrah bowled well when he played except for one test which we drew anyway.
The most frustrating thing for me is Siraj's performance when Bumrah plays. Siraj showed many times (not just this series but before too) that he can assume leadership role when Bumrah is not playing but he is not that great when Bumrah is playing. May be he needs time to settle into match and with Bumrah, he won't get time as Bumrah is lethal from ball 1. Siraj's performance gap when he is the lead bowler vs when he is not is too big to ignore.
That is one issue we have. Bumrah always feels like a lone hunter while most fast bowlers hunt in pairs. Ambrose/Walsh, Waqar/Waseem, McGrath/Lee/Gillespie etc etc and Bumrah/Siraj has a great potential on paper but is never happening.