“Without Bumrah, India’s bowling is zero,” says Junaid Khan

• India loses ODI series to Sri Lanka for first time.
• Indian batters struggle against Sri Lankan spin.
• Junaid Khan criticizes India’s bowling without Bumrah.

Former Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan has expressed his disappointment with India’s bowling performance following their loss in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka secured a 2-0 victory over India, marking their first series win against the Indian team since 1997.

Throughout the series, Indian batters struggled to cope with Sri Lankan spinners, getting bowled out in all three matches. Additionally, India’s bowling attack lacked consistency and failed to take wickets regularly.

Junaid believes that India’s bowling heavily depends on Jasprit Bumrah.

“Would you agree? Without Bumrah, India’s bowling is zero… #INDvSL #SLVSIND,” he posted on X.

Jasprit Bumrah has been given an extended break to manage his workload after India’s successful campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

During the post-match presentation after the final game, Rohit Sharma was asked if India might have been slightly complacent, given their recent T20 World Cup triumph and their dominance over a weaker Sri Lankan side in the T20I series.

Rohit dismissed the idea, saying, “No, it’s a joke. When you’re playing for India, there’s no complacency. We have to give credit where credit is due, Sri Lanka played better than us. We looked at the conditions, wanted to take pace off the ball, and that’s why we went with our combination.

“All in all we didn’t play good cricket through the series, and that is why we stand here. Throughout there were a few positives too. How the spinners bowled, some of the batters in the middle as well. We lost the series, and I feel there are a lot of areas we need to look at rather than the positives.”

The Indian team will next be seen in action in Test cricket when they face Bangladesh in a two-match home series in Chennai and Kanpur.

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