IndiaPremier Pace Bowler, Jasprit BumrahOnce again, its long -term fitness and Test are at the center of a revolving debate around the cricket career. During the fourth test after a visible performance and a middle-sple exit England In Manchester, former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif Serious concerns have expressed, even going so far that Bumrah can consider retiring from the longest format of the game.
The test of Jasprit Bumrah under Cloud as Mohammad Kaif is afraid of future retirement
Kaif’s apprehension is to see what he believes as a noticeable dip in persistent physical conflicts and speed, raising serious questions about Bumrah’s ability to face the rigor of the testing of Bumrah. This speculation puts a shadow on the immediate future of India’s Ace fast bowler, especially between the wide period of transition for the national team.
“Jaspreet Bumrah, I don’t think you will see him playing in the upcoming Test matches. And he can also take retirement.
He is struggling with his body. His body is completely left. His speed in the Manchester Test has been on the lower side. There is no speed in this Test match. And he is a selfless person. If he feels that he is not able to give 100 percent to the country, he is not able to win the match, that he is not getting wickets, he will refuse himself. It feels my intestine, “ Kaif said in a video shared on X (East Twitter).
During the last session of the day 3, Bumrah was seen exiting the ground after his left ankle after stumbling on the stairs, although the bowling coach Morne Morkel later dropped it down as a non-ended. Despite this, Bumrah delivered more than 140 kilometers per hour throughout the match, a rare scene for a bowler known for his speed. In the ongoing Manchester test, Bumrah’s 28 overs from 1/95 figures, with his only wicket Jamie SmithMore solid concerns about their effectiveness.
Kaif on Bumrah: “The passion is the same but lost for his fitness”
Kaif pointed to an important and related drop in Bumrah’s bowling speed, given that he was largely working in a range of 130–135 kmph, sometimes a needle of 125–130 km per hour, also in contrast to 140 km per hour-plus pace that was shown in the series. He believes that this dramatic pronunciation frames Bumrah’s possible test retirement in terms of an important generational change in Indian cricket. Virat KohliRohit Sharma And Ravichandran Ashwin,
“But the speed, he is throwing the ball at a speed of 130–125. And the wicket he got, the one who caught him, he caught it with divers. His passion is similar. But he has lost to his body. He has lost to his fitness. He does not show him. Kaif clarified his fear.
Kaif further hoped that his ‘Prophecy is wrong,’ But insisted on that ‘What I saw is what I am saying,’. Discussion about Bumrah’s charge is going on with India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir It is planned to limit their performance in just three matches in this five-prone series against England.
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– Mohammad Kaif (@mohammadkaif) 26 July, 2025
