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Stan wrote on his social media that if Portugal’s football team seats Cristiano Ronaldo, then it will look so strange.
Delhi: Former South African fast bowler Dale Stan taunted Team India’s management on July 2. In the second Test played against England at Edgbaston, he expressed displeasure over the decision to sit out Jaspreet Bumrah. In this match, young bowler Akash Deep was given a chance in place of Bumrah, which was one of the three changes made in the team.
Stan compared Ronaldo
Stan wrote on his social media that as if Portugal’s football team makes Christiano Ronaldo out, then it will look so strange, so India has surprised by not feeding Bumrah. He wrote in the tweet, “So Portugal has the world’s best striker Ronaldo and he did not feed it. This is madness. Like India has Bumrah and he is not feeding him… Oh no, what! I am confused.”
BCCI had already disclosed the plan
The decision to relax Bumrah was not taken suddenly. Before the tour in May, at the press conference, the chief selector Ajit Agarkar had clearly said that Bumrah will play only three Tests. This decision was taken after the advice of the BCCI medical team, so that their fitness and workload could be managed.
Questions arose after defeat in Leeds
When India fell 0–1 in the series after the defeat in the Leeds Test, many cricket experts questioned the decision not to feed Bumrah in the next match. Especially because Bumrah took five wickets in the first innings of the first Test, while the rest of the fast bowlers could not have much impact. Despite this, captain Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir decided to stay on their pre -made plan.
Gill gave the reason for giving rest to Bumrah
At the time of the toss, Shubman Gill said that Bumrah has been rested under the workload management. He said, “We got a good break and this match is important for us. But the third Test is in Lord’s, where we expect more help from the pitch, so we will use Bumrah there.”
India’s great start on the first day of the second Test
However, even without Bumrah, India batted brilliantly on the first day of the second Test. Captain Shubman Gill scored second consecutive century and India had made 5 wickets for 310 runs till the end of the day’s play.
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