{"id":51658,"date":"2025-08-08T00:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/51658\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:40:16","slug":"he-bowls-more-than-anyone-else-harsha-bhogle-defends-jasprit-bumrah-amid-social-media-backlash-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/51658\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He bowls more than anyone else&#8217; \u2013 Harsha Bhogle defends Jasprit Bumrah amid social media backlash | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/123166462.jpg\" alt=\"'He bowls more than anyone else' \u2013 Harsha Bhogle defends Jasprit Bumrah amid social media backlash\" title=\" India bowler Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> India bowler Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images) <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jasprit-bumrah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a> recently found himself at the center of intense online criticism following India\u2019s fiercely contested Anderson Tendulkar Trophy series against England, which ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw.Fans expressed frustration over <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bumrah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bumrah<\/a>\u2019s selective participation in only three of the five Tests and his Instagram post celebrating India\u2019s narrow six-run victory in the final Test\u2014one that notably excluded Mohammed Siraj, who had been instrumental throughout the series and finished as the highest wicket-taker.<\/p>\n<p>IND vs ENG: Shubman Gill on Oval thriller, Siraj&#8217;s spell, and missing Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of this negativity, Harsha Bhogle\u2019s tweet emerged as a powerful reminder of what it truly means to be Bumrah. Bhogle\u2019s message resonated deeply, urging fans to look beyond the immediate headlines and appreciate the immense physical and mental demands Bumrah endures to perform consistently at the international level.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u200bHarsha Bhogle Tweet\" msid=\"123166399\" width=\"\" title=\"Harsha Bhogle Tweet\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/harsha-bhogle-tweet.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harsha Bhogle Tweet<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that Bumrah bowls more overs than almost anyone else in the team, often shouldering the heaviest burdens with scarce rest, a testament to his resilience and discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Is Jasprit Bumrah one of the best fast bowlers in the world?<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah\u2019s series performance was impressive\u2014claiming 14 wickets at an average of 26.00 and producing two five-wicket hauls at Leeds and Lord\u2019s, showcasing his match-winning potential even if India did not secure victories in those outings. Yet, cricket is not about individual statistics alone. It\u2019s a team sport, and moments like the omission of Siraj in the celebration photo, whether intentional or not, stirred emotions among fans. Irrespective of the controversies or critiques, Jasprit Bumrah stands firmly as one of the best fast bowlers in the world today. His skill, commitment, and impact on the game demand respect from fans and critics alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India bowler Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah recently found himself at the center of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[8470,64,63,43382,43381,740,24924,19856,19329,10010,2132,43383,85,1211],"class_list":{"0":"post-51658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-anderson-tendulkar-trophy","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-bumrah","12":"tag-bumrah-performance","13":"tag-cricket","14":"tag-harsha-bhogle","15":"tag-india-vs-england-test-series","16":"tag-indian-cricket-team","17":"tag-jasprit-bumrah","18":"tag-mohammed-siraj","19":"tag-siraj","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-test-cricket"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}