Jasprit Bumrah will not be proving his fitness at the Ranji Trophy as Bumrah had a word with Ganguly saying that his process to the international team shouldn’t be a hectic process despite him wanting to play Ranji Trophy.
Ganguly and Shah agreed that his return should be smoother that will put him in a better position for the hectic 2020 season.
Also, the BCCI had a word with the Gujarat team to allow Bumrah to bowl only eight overs in a day and not more than that. However, Gujarat disagreed with it.
“There’s much time for the Test series in New Zealand. In fact, the first Test begins on February 21 next year. Until then, he doesn’t play any red ball cricket. So there was no hurry.He can start with bowling four overs in a T20 game for now and play a Ranji Trophy match possibly closer to when it’s time to fly to New Zealand,” TOI quoted sources as saying.
Bumrah will now make his competitive comeback directly through Sri Lanka T20Is.
“The request has also been conveyed to the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) which obviously has Team India’s best interests in mind. When we acknowledge Bumrah’s potential and say ‘he’s the best in the world’, we also need to treat him like one,” the daily quoted sources as saying.
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