Those 6 balls of Jaspreet Bumrah, which raised questions on his fitness, will he be able to play in the Brisbane Test?
The Australia tour has been a mixed bag for India so far. Team India started off in a great way and defeated hosts Australia in a one-sided fashion in Perth. Then in the second Test played in Adelaide, Team India itself had to face a similar situation and Australia defeated India by 10 wickets in this day-night Test. Now the series is tied at 1-1 and Team India needs to make a comeback. But even before this, a big question has started arising about the fitness of star fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah, who was in slight trouble during the Adelaide Test. The question is whether Bumrah will be able to play the third Test?
The third Test match played at Adelaide Oval ended in just 2 days and one session. That is, the Indian team was defeated in the first session of the third day itself. Even in this defeat of Team India, Jasprit Bumrah was able to shine with his performance. In Australia's first innings, Bumrah took the maximum of 4 wickets and played a big role in somehow stopping Australia at 337 runs. However, despite this, it proved difficult for the Indian team and the team was able to give Australia a target of only 19 runs in the second innings.
Those 6 balls of Bumrah which raised questions
On the last day of the match, after Team India was all out, Australia came out to achieve the target of 19 runs. During this, Bumrah bowled the first over and what was seen in the 6 balls of this over raised questions on the fitness of the star bowler. Actually, the speed of every ball of this over of Bumrah was between 120 kilometers per hour (kmph) to 130 kilometers per hour. Only the speed of the last ball was 131 kmph. This has raised questions whether Bumrah was not fully fit because usually his speed is easily around 140 kmph.
Bumrah was seen in pain
These questions have also arisen because at one point on the second day of the match, Bumrah was seen in pain. Bumrah, who came to bowl in the 81st over of Australia's first innings, sat down on the field before bowling the fourth ball and started complaining of pain in his groin. Seeing this scene, the heartbeat of the Indian team and fans increased. The Indian physio immediately came and examined him. However, the matter of relief was that Bumrah got up immediately and then he bowled for the entire innings.
Is there some other reason?
However, it is also believed that Bumrah may have deliberately not put in his full strength in the first over of the second innings. This is because Australia had a target of only 19 runs. In such a situation, there is no benefit in making Bumrah bowl with full strength. Seeing the pain of the previous day, he himself may have decided to bowl comfortably. Still, this question will remain in everyone's mind about his fitness before the Brisbane Test. The Brisbane Test will start on Saturday, December 14.