Jasprit Bumrah or Bhuvneshwar Kumar? Kapil Dev chooses and his answer might surprise you

Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev on Monday made an omius prediction about fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Dev opines that Bumrah’s bowling action made him prone to frequent injuries, which may affect his career in long run. 1983 World Cup-winning captain added that bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar have a technically sound action and would last longer than those such as Bumrah.

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Indian legend was speaking to a leading Indian media daily about importance of technique in creating a more significant impact on game. Incidentally, Bumrah is currently recovering from a back injury. It has kept him from playing since South Africa Test series in October.

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Kapil Dev gave example of his former teammate Bishan Singh Bedi, saying that latter was a body bowler rar than an arm or a wrist bowler. Kapil Dev said that this made Bedi a technically sounder bowler. He furr added that same is case with batsmen. Kapil Dev said that Gavaskar and Tendulkar were technically sound batsmen, which allowed m to play longer. However, he added that batsmen who rely more on hand-eye co-ordination are players who are more enjoyable to watch, citing Virender Sehwag and GR Viswanath as examples.

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Jasprit Bumrah's bowling action attracts injuries 

Dev was critical of Bumrah’s bowling action, something which even former West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding had spoken about while commentating for official broadcaster of India's tour of England in 2018. Kapil Dev explained that Bumrah’s bowling has more use of arm rar than body, which leaves him vulnerable to injuries. He predicted that comparatively, Bhuvneshwar, who has a more rhythmic and smoor bowling action, will make him last longer and be more effective.

former all-rounder stated though bowlers favoured short deliveries, it was fuller ones that often fetch more wickets. He added that it should be bowler and t  captain who sets field during a match. For that, bowlers need more of self-confidence as y are  better judge of ir bowling and its outcome. Citing his own example, Dev said that when he was captain, he would ask his bowlers what field y wanted as it yielded better results. He concluded by lauding spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as one such proactive bowler.