Veteran cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has defended pacer Jasprit Bumrah after the Indian group vice-captain was accused of ball-tampering throughout the recently-concluded Sydney Test in opposition to Australia. Bumrah didn’t bowl a single over after struggling spasms to his again on Day 2. As a end result, Australia chased down 162 to win the match by six wickets, clinching the collection 3-1. However, Bumrah was accused of altering the circumstances of the ball throughout the first innings. In a viral video, Bumrah was eradicating and re-wearing his footwear, when a suspicious object fell out of the spikes.
Rival followers have been fast to leap on his case and urged the ICC to launch an investigation over Bumrah, who ended the collection because the main wicket-taker with 32 scalps to his identify.
Reacting to the viral video, Ashwin laughed off the accusations and revealed that the “suspicious” object was nothing however a “finger protection pad”.
That’s a finger safety padhttps://t.co/5SMzNCGI8N
— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) January 5, 2025
Indian cricket followers and pundits heaped reward on stand-in Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday, however questioned the way forward for a number of veteran gamers after their group misplaced 3-1 to Australia in a gripping five-Test collection.
Star fast bowler Bumrah supplied one thing for India to have fun in an in any other case gloomy evaluation of the group’s efficiency following their six-wicket defeat within the remaining Test in Sydney.
Standing in as skipper within the remaining Test, he completed the tour with 32 wickets at a mean of 13.06, and was named Man of the Series.
Bumrah suffered a again niggle on Saturday and went for scans, and was in the end compelled to observe from the sidelines.
The huge two, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, have been additionally criticised for his or her poor return with the bat.
Rohit, who has averaged simply 10.9 runs in his final eight Tests, stood down — or was dropped — for the ultimate match due to his type.
For Kohli, other than an unbeaten century in Perth, he was out each different time caught after edging to the wicketkeeper or slips.
(With AFP Inputs)
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