“We can make sure that they can be rested” - Ex-Indian bowling coach makes a huge statement amid Jasprit Bumrah debate

Former Indian bowling coach Bharat Arun wants the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to give its fast bowlers some crucial rest before the start of an important series, prioritizing workload management. 

Moreover, Arun also asserted that the Indian board can compensate the players for missing those matches to be ready for the main matches. Also, he added that the players can work on a particular aspect of their game during their break time.

“For a fast bowler, playing too much cricket doesn’t give you enough time to work on the physical front. So yes, this definitely can be looked into (on prioritising series), and people like (Jasprit) Bumrah or any other bowler, who we feel are very important for us to do well in one particular series, we can make sure that they can be rested if there is a series that is nothing, and he can also be aptly compensated for that,” Bharat Arun told The Times of India.

"If he is aptly compensated, and then if he is told by BCCI because he’s on contract, we want you to work on this particular aspect of your game, which I think is fair enough,” he added.

Furthermore, Arun also talked in detail about the workload management. Notably, Jasprit Bumrah missed out on two out of the five Tests in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England to manage his workload. Interestingly, India went on to win those two games in the series.

“You are human. There is so much cricket going around. If you want to be the best, especially fast bowling takes a huge toll on you. It is not about not playing; it is about preparing your body to play any kind of cricket. It may be Test cricket, ODIs, or T20s. Preparing you to be successful in that format. In Tests, there is no guarantee as to how many overs I will bowl,” he observed.

"Overall, in a Test match, you would bowl somewhere between 40-50 overs. Workload management is about what you do post-match because you can’t control how many overs a bowler bowls in a match. Post-match, how do I manage him so that before the next game, he’s fully fit?" he concluded.

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