Former India captain Ashish Nehra has said he is “surprised” by the inclusion of fast bowler Bumra in India’s squad for the T20 series against Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan cricket team is touring India to play a three-match T20 and two-Test series. In the first match of the T20 series, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Sahar, KL Rahul and Rudraj were ruled out due to injuries, while Jadeja and Bumra were included in the squad. in this situation, The former said that playing in the Bumrah T20 series is awesome Player Ashish Nehra has said.
Commenting on this, Ashish Nehra said, “I am very surprised that Bumrah is playing in these three T20 matches against Sri Lanka. Any player will want to play. There is no doubt about it. But following the T20 series, two Tests are scheduled to take place. Lots more matches to come. We have a lot of opportunities. Therefore, other bowlers should be given opportunities to build confidence.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Siraj and Avesh Khan will not get a chance to play as Bumra has joined the team. That is why I am amazed to play Pumra, ”said Ashish Nehra.
Against Sri Lanka The first match of the T20 series will be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Ground in Lucknow Held yesterday. In this match, the Indian team won by 62 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. It is noteworthy that in this match, Bumra bowled only 19 runs in 3 overs.