The Indian cricket team is currently enjoying an extended break following the T20Is and ODIs against Sri Lanka, with their next match being the first Test against Bangladesh, set to begin on September 19. Read on to know how Paras Mhambrey, India’s ex Bowling Coach raves on Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
While some Test squad members may participate in the Duleep Trophy in early September, the majority will have a long hiatus before a demanding season filled with numerous red-ball matches. India’s ex Bowling Coach opens up about how Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are a lethal combination in team India.
Ex Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey raves about Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami
The focus will return to bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami (once fit), and potentially Arshdeep Singh for Tests. In a detailed interview with News18 CricketNext, former bowling coach Paras Mhambrey discusses the Indian quicks, Bumrah’s uniqueness, and Arshdeep’s prospects.
“Skill wise, Bumrah is a freak. As a bowler, just looking at it, it’s a little technical because he needs to run up. Take that momentum through, go through, but if you look at Bumrah right now, pretty much just walks in, doesn’t even run. Just the way he releases the ball just walks in four or five steps. Obviously, now his little length and the run up is, but it doesn’t make a difference. If you ask him to bowl for four steps, also he’ll be as quick as what he’s doing.” Mhambrey said on Bumrah
(About Shami and Bumrah). “So let’s talk about the combination. I think the most lethal combination you can ever get. Two different kind of bowlers. Obviously, Bumrah is something different. Shami is a unique ability to land the balls up seam upright consistently. And I think that’s where his strength is. Because if it’s so upright, it doesn’t know that it goes in or comes in or goes out as a batsman, and you’re struggling plus you add pace.” He said.
“So in terms of combination, both are unique, both are different, but both are equally important, effective, you know, very different ways of approaching. But when you have kind of a variety like this, you know, as a batsman, you’re going to keep guessing. You have someone like Bumrah who comes in the short run, slow run, bowls yorkers consistently hit the deck, you have someone like Shami from the other end, then you can’t get away from either of them rolling together. Both are going to challenge you all the time.” Mhambrey added.
“He’s confident now” Mhambrey’s take on Arshdeep Singh
Paras Mhambrey further shared his insights on Arshdeep Singh, who has been a constant support for team India as a bowler.
“I think the idea was to make sure Arshdeep plays a lot of first class cricket. I think with the red ball especially. He’s really doing well in the white ball. If you look at the way he goes about T20 format, he’s fabulous. One day cricket as well, he started playing one day cricket. He’s shown in South Africa that he played, he picked up a five-for everything he’s done. So you could see that with the white ball, he’s effective.” Paras said.
“Obviously, the challenge is sometimes now taking forward to the red ball. I think that was the idea for us to make sure that in between where he was not part of the white ball team, he was given a break, made sure that when the Test cricket was going on, we made sure that he played Ranji Trophy. And I think that’s where you really get better. You challenge yourself mentally, physically. So obviously you have to be on top of the game, you can’t be below par in any of the game, so you have to keep pushing yourself, right? I think that stint also has helped him because he’s come a very different bowler. He’s confident now.” He added.
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