India Tour of Australia: Kiran More looks worried about the workload management of Jasprit Bumrah

India Tour of Australia: Kiran More looks worried about the workload management of Jasprit Bumrah

Kiran More and Jasprit Bumrah

Kiran More and Jasprit Bumrah

There have been significant talks about the workload management of ace Indian speedsters Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami during the all-important tour of Australia. Team India will play three One Day Internationals, three Twenty20 Internationals and four Tests against the Aussies over two months.

Former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Kiran More also joined this list. He believes that Bumrah would play a more crucial role during the Test matches, scheduled in the last. The 58-year old added that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami need to be rotated during the limited-overs series.

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‘The only thing I am worried about is Bumrah. He is going to play One-dayers, T20s, and Test matches. I think I will look at resting Bumrah, and also Shami. Preserve more for Test cricket. I will prefer to give rest to them in some of the matches, depending on the situation in the series, it doesn’t matter if I lose also. Go with one guy in one T20 with two young fast bowlers, even in One-day cricket. I will not go with both of them, I need to rest one of them all the time. Play two matches, give rest, then play two matches,” Kiran More told Times of India.

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Kiran More said that the Indian team management must allow the young fast bowlers with opportunities in this series. He expressed the need of giving them enough chances before the next 50-over World Cup.

“We need to allow the young fast bowlers, who can get experience before the next World Cup. In ODIs, it depends on what sort of batting line-up Australia plays. I don’t mind going even with three spinners at some of the grounds because we have Jadeja who can also bat and bowl ten overs.”

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