'Used Like Squeezed Juice From Sugarcane': India Legend Slams Team Management Over Bumrah's Intense Workload During BGT Tests

Team India struggled during its Border Gavaskar Trophy tour of Australia. Despite their valiant efforts, the Men in Blue were unable to defend their title, as Australia swept the series 1-3. The Australians won two games in a row at the MCG and SCG, which boosted their chances against Team India. Unfortunately, Team India's Talisman, Jasprit Bumrah , sustained an injury which limited him from bowling in the Sydney Test. The Indian team management has been called out over the workload management of the star Indian pacer. 

Former Cricketer Criticizes Team India Management Over Jasprit Bumrah's Added Workload 

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has slammed the Indian Cricket Team management for adding workload over Jasprit Bumrah during the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He criticized the team's overreliance on the Indian pacer throughout the red-ball series and compared his condition with a squeezed-out sugarcane. The added pressure over Bumrah led to him suffering an injury during the Sydney Test, and he lad to leave the game mid-way.

“He was used like you squeezed juice from sugarcane. It was like ‘Travis Head has come, give the ball to Bumrah, Marnus has come, give the ball to Bumrah, Steve Smith has come, give the ball to Bumrah.’

“How many overs will Bumrah bowl? He has been reduced to such a condition that he was not available at the end. If he was there, Australia may have won the fifth Test but they would have lost eight wickets, it would have been tough for them. You broke his back and the management should have decided on how many overs he should be given," Harbhajan Singh said in one of his videos on his YouTube channel.

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Harbhajan Slams Team India's Squad Selection For Sydney Test

Harbhajan Singh also slammed the team management for the squad selection for the Sydney Test after they elected spinners for a pacer-friendly track.

“The gentleman who has gone there and sitting there together if he is not able to understand this thing then I don’t know what he is doing. What is the point of having two spinners on this pitch. Your spinners did bowl very little, you are just making batting line-up longer. It is not right, they are just stuck in their stubbornness. This is not a T20 format, this is Test cricket," the former Indian cricketer added.

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