Jasprit Bumrah’s action attracts injuries, reveals Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev has revealed that Jasprit Bumrah’s action, the slingy one, attracts injury as he uses the arm more than his body. He has pointed out that Bhubaneswar Kumar can bowl longer, as did Bishan Singh Bedi, than Bumrah as they use their body while he accused Indian bowlers of bowling short abroad.
Bumrah has been enjoying success in the international arena ever since he set foot into it due to his unorthodox, slingy action which unsettles the batsman. But former all-rounder and India’s World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev revealed that the action of his will act like a magnet for injuries, of the type he is suffering from now, as he advances into his career.
Kapil pointed out how bowling, and batting, with the body not only makes one technically sound but helps them to dwell deep into their cricketing career. The former skipper went on to pile examples of former legends who benefited from their technical superiority given they used their body to achieve it.
“Take the example of Bishan Bedi. He was a body bowler, not an arm bowler like most spinners or wrist bowlers. He was technically the best spin bowler because he bowled with the body. Look at Gavaskar as a batsman — technically flawless. Even today, at 70, give him a bat and he will come out technically very sound. But if a batsman is an ‘eye player’ he is more enjoyable to watch. Like Virender Sehwag, (GR) Viswanath. Take Sachin Tendulkar. He could have played for another five years because he was technically sound,” Kapil told Sportstar.
“So if your bowling action is technically sound you make a bigger impact. See what happened to (Jasprit) Bumrah, his action attracts injuries. He uses his arm more than body, so that can be a problem. A bowler like Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) will last longer because he uses his body,” he further added.
The ace all-rounder voiced his disappointment over the line of Indian pacers when they tour as he accused them of bowling short, being greedy of extracting bounce for the bouncy wickets, especially Mohammed Shami. He stressed on identifying the hard length on a pitch and trying to hit it consistently.
"Unfortunately, Indian bowlers tend to bowl short in Australia because they get carried away after seeing the bounce. In the process, they forget line and length. I can understand because when the wicketkeeper collects the ball in front of his face it cheers you up. But it does not always get you wickets. (Mohammed) Shami is guilty of that. He bowls a yard shorter when he plays overseas,” he concluded.
