{"id":56828,"date":"2025-08-10T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T10:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/56828\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T10:31:07","slug":"bharat-arun-shreds-nonsense-attack-on-jasprit-bumrah-crushes-pick-and-choose-talk-the-injury-is-far-more-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/56828\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharat Arun shreds \u2018nonsense\u2019 attack on Jasprit Bumrah, crushes \u2018pick and choose\u2019 talk: \u2018The injury is far more serious\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India\u2019s decision to rest Jasprit Bumrah<\/a> for the decisive fifth Test at The Oval had stirred debate and even criticism for the bowler, despite the team management confirming that he would be available for only three matches in the series. Bumrah was later released from the squad mid-way through the final Test; despite his absence, however, the team showcased remarkable depth and resilience to secure a crucial win at The Oval and level the series 2-2.<\/p>\n

\"India's India’s Jasprit Bumrah looks on (Action Images via Reuters) <\/p>\n

Bumrah\u2019s restricted involvement was part of India\u2019s broader strategy to protect their leading fast bowler\u2019s fitness and extend his career. Despite this, criticism persists, with some former cricketers questioning his absence from the playing XI. A recent PTI report also indicated that the BCCI may clamp down on players \u201cpicking and choosing\u201d matches, noting that Bumrah’s inability to handle the workload of five Tests ‘hasn\u2019t gone down too well with the powers that be in the BCCI’.<\/p>\n

Now, a week after the final Test, former India bowling coach Bharat Arun, who played a pivotal role in Bumrah\u2019s rise and development, has stepped forward to defend the star pacer\u2019s workload. Emphasising the severity of Bumrah\u2019s injury, Arun described criticism of the bowler\u2019s absence as \u201cunfair,\u201d highlighting the importance of protecting one of the world\u2019s best fast bowlers from risking further damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so sad to hear about this stuff against Bumrah. He has had a serious surgery, and people should understand it is not as if the surgery is done and he is all good forever. No, this is far more serious stuff on his back now,\u201d he says,” Arun told The Indian Express.<\/p>\n

‘Not picking and choosing’<\/p>\n

Arun mentioned the words \u2018picking and choosing\u2019 specifically, highlighting the double standards against Bumrah.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not picking and choosing. Just a few months back, he was hailed as the world\u2019s greatest fast bowler in Australia, and now, he is being criticised unfairly. Did he underperform in the three Tests? Two fifers he took,\u201d said Arun.<\/p>\n

He also pointed out that the entire point of announcing that Bumrah would play only three of the five Tests was to shield him from criticism.<\/p>\n

“Why do you think it was announced way before the series itself that he will play 3 Tests; precisely to stop this kind of nonsense. Not for the world to fall to temptation and say play him as this Test is crucial \u2026 His body is like that now. We have to be careful and understand how hard this entire effort is and such a great feat for him to do what he is doing \u2013 playing for India through all this,\u201d said the former bowling coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India\u2019s decision to rest Jasprit Bumrah for the decisive fifth Test at The Oval had stirred debate and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,6770,29103,19953,30980,29104,29105,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-56828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-jasprit-bumrah","tag-jasprit-bumrah-india","tag-jasprit-bumrah-injury","tag-jasprit-bumrah-injury-news","tag-jasprit-bumrah-news","tag-jasprit-bumrah-team-india","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}