New Delhi:
Former New Zealand player Simon Doull believes that Australia have come up with a ‘Clever’ plan to counter Jasprit Bumrah during the Border- Gavaskar Trophy test series.
In a discussion on JioCinema, Doull pointed out the importance and fire Bumrah brings to this Indian side and also said that Jasprit Bumrah will be the biggest ‘Threat’ to the Aussies this summer, and he thinks that the hosts are trying to ‘Cook’ him with the scheduling.
Australia’s Big Plan According to Simon Doull
According to Doull, Australia will tire out Bumrah with the first test taking place in the ‘Heat’ of Perth followed up by the Pink-Ball test in Adelaide– something that may force India to rest him in the middle of the series.
“What Australia have done smartly is scheduling. They know that while batters are going to be key in some shape or form, their biggest threat is Jasprit Bumrah. So they have gone with three hardest and fastest surfaces, plus the Pink-Ball Test. They are trying to cook Bumrah. They will cook him in the heat of Perth, where he will have to bowl a lot of overs. Then he is going to have to bowl in that Pink-Ball Test match in Adelaide. And then you’ve got to go to Brisbane where generally, first up, the seamers are quite good as well,” he said.
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“So we are going to cook him out in the first three matches and make sure he bowls a lot of overs. And then they’re going to have to make a change. They’re going to have to go to someone else. So I think scheduling from Australia’s point of view has been quite smart because very rarely do they start a series in Perth,” the former New Zealand fast bowler added.
