Saralnama
In a shocking data-cum-biomechanical revelation, India’s 1983 World Cup-winning seamer Balvinder Singh Sandhu has slammed all critics of Jasprit Bumrah’s workload management following his limited role in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England. Sandhu, who has worked with Bumrah for years before he broke into the national side, questioned why fans and experts did not lambast star batters who have opted for breaks during the cricketing calendar over the last seven years, wherein the team’s star speedster only had an average of three days per fixture. “In these seven years, how many batsmen have gone without injury breaks? How many have opted out of a series quietly? Nobody really questions them. But when it comes to a fast bowler, everyone seems ready to pounce. The truth is — fast bowling is brutal,” wrote Sandhu in a column for Mid-Day.… (Updated 26 Aug 2025, 16:37 IST; source: link)