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Mint
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Mint
BCCI told to start thinking beyond Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami in Tests; ‘Can't pick and choose to manage workload'
An Indian cricketer can't pick and choose just because of workload management, opined former pacer Irfan Pathan. His comments come after India rested Jasprit Bumrah in the second Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy citing workload management, which has raised eyebrows of several former cricketers. Following the first Test in Leeds, the Indian team got a seven-day gap before the second Test at Edgbaston, which is believed to be enough for a fast bowler. Pathan felt Bumrah's on and off from the Indian playing XI is disturbing the stability of the bowling attack, especially. 'If you are selected in the Indian team, you cannot pick and choose (which match to play) to manage your workload,' said Pathan on Sony Sports, who had played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is for India. 'There is no other bowler like him, he is world class. "But here, you are not missing the match for injury but for 'workload management'. Now Akash Deep will take his place, and be expected to do well as soon as he comes — and maybe he does — but any bowler needs time to settle in. That continuity is needed,' explained Pathan, the only cricketer to take a Test hattrick in the first over of a match. The Indian management's decision to not play Bumrah in all the five Tests in England stemmed during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia when the pacer had injured his back in the fifth and final Test in Sydney. That injury kept him out for almost three months. On the other hand, Shami, who was out of action for more than a year, returned to international cricket in February and was a part of the Indian team that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He then played in the Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Pathan suggested that the BCCI should now look beyond Bumrah and Shami in the longest format of the game. 'This is why I have been saying that Indian cricket has to start thinking about playing without Bumrah and (Mohammed) Shami. They have to start planning for playing without them in Test cricket,' he added. Pathan delved deeper into the consequences of not having Bumrah in all the matches and how it is affecting Indian cricket. 'The main fast bowler of the lineup cannot play all five Tests overseas, so firstly, India don't have Bumrah's services throughout the series and secondly, his replacement, a younger player, is only getting a chance to play when he doesn't. So he does not have stability,' he added. 'This is the only overseas five-match series of the new World Test Championship cycle. This was the series in which Bumrah was needed most. If he had a niggle or an injury, I would understand. But just to manage his workload? Then I don't think this is coming to India's advantage,' concluded Pathan.
NDTV
8 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
"Cannot Pick And Choose": Ex-India Star Slams Jasprit Bumrah For Missing 2nd Test vs England
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has slammed ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah for missing the second Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Pointing out Bumrah's absence, Pathan said that he could not "pick and choose" on which match to play in a bid to manage his workload. The Indian team decided to rest the right-arm pacer for the game, considering that it is a five-match Test series in England. Ahead of the tour, India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar had already mentioned that Bumrah would not play all the five matches. "If you are selected in the Indian team, you cannot pick and choose (which match to play) to manage your workload," Pathan said on Sony Sports. "There is no other bowler like him, he is world-class. But here, you are not missing the match because of injury but for workload management. "Now Akash Deep will take his place and be expected to do well as soon as he comes in - and maybe he does - but any bowler needs time to settle in. That continuity is needed." Right-arm pacer Akash Deep got included in India's playing XI for Edgbaston Test in place of Bumrah. India made two other changes as Washington Sundar and N itish Reddy were roped in for Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur. Pathan further spoke on India's dependency on veteran pacers Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. The latter has not been selected for the ongoing tour of England. "This is why I have been saying that Indian cricket has to start thinking about playing without Bumrah and (Mohammed) Shami. They have to start planning for playing without them in Test cricket," said Pathan. "The main fast bowler of the lineup cannot play all five Tests overseas, so firstly, India don't have Bumrah's services throughout the series, and secondly, his replacement, a younger player, is only getting a chance to play when he doesn't. So he does not have stability. "This is the only overseas five-match series of the new World Test Championship cycle. This was the series in which Bumrah was needed most. If he had a niggle or an injury, I would understand. But just to manage his workload? Then I don't think this is coming to India's advantage," Pathan added.
India.com
15 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
Team India's hat-trick hero sends message to Shubman Gill, follow this and English batters won't stand a chance
The second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England begins today. Ahead of the match, Irfan Pathan has shared some crucial advice for the Indian bowlers. India are set to play the second Test against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy but there are still doubts about the availability of Jasprit Bumrah. As India lags 1-0 behind in the series, the rest of the bowling attack will have to pay up. Although Bumrah picked up 5 wickets off 140 runs in 43.4 overs, other India pacers Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Shardul Thakur recorded 9 wickets and gave away 482 runs in 92 overs. Irfan Pathan, the former all-rounder indicated that the bowlers must learn to change their length depending on the batter and advised to move to a defensive line in case of aggressive play by the England players. One of the factors noted by Pathan was that India did not manage to get a maiden over in the first test match in 12-13 overs. According to him it was a mistake to play to England with attack cricket without opposition because then they gained an advantage and India should not provide them with what they want. Pathan recommended bowlers to curve their line and length according to the weaknesses in the batter, which could be a pull shot, straight drives or the ability to make decisions outside the off stump. Among the pacers, Bumrah and Siraj are the only ones with previous experience playing against England, so they did not manage to gain control of the match. Pathan cautioned that England at a current scoring rate of 5.5 to 6 runs an over will drive the game out of reach as happened in the first Test despite they were ahead in the first innings.
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Strengthening lower-middle order is crucial: Pathan on India's batting lineup v Eng
CHENNAI: HAVING conceded the Headingley Test to England after two lower-order collapses, India will be looking to bounce back in the second game beginning in Edgbaston on Wednesday. As the Shubman Gill-led side lost the first Test despite posting five centuries and taking a slender first innings lead, one of the reasons discussed for the result was the letting go off the momentum with the lower-order crumbling in both the innings. Since then, both captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir have said that they want to take 20 wickets while maintaining depth in the batting department. Ahead of the second Test, former all-rounder Irfan Pathan felt that India will have to strengthen the lower-order batting. 'We lost seven wickets in 41 runs in the first innings (at Headingley), while in the second innings we lost five wickets for 30. Lightning shouldn't strike twice, but it did in that game for India,' Pathan said in an interaction facilitated by Sony Sports Network on the eve of the match. Pathan, who has rescued India with both bat and ball in Test matches, believes that offie Washington Sundar's inclusion will help their cause. 'If you look at his career, he has got the potential to be a proper, genuine bowling all-rounder like R Ashwin. His free-flow playing style can allow him to face the second new balls while batting down the order,' he explained.
India Today
3 days ago
- General
- India Today
No more loudspeakers? This app to relay azan from Mumbai mosques directly to homes
In the backdrop of curbs over the use of loudspeakers, half-a-dozen mosques in Mumbai have registered on a dedicated mobile phone application which relays the 'azan', or call to prayer, directly to the faithful in app, Online Azan, has been developed by a Tamil Nadu-based the restrictions and sensitivities surrounding the use of loudspeakers for the call to prayer, the dedicated mobile app helps relay the azan directly to worshippers from local mosques, Fahad Khalil Pathan, managing trustee of Mahim Juma Masjid, told The free app will allow users to listen to the azan at home, especially during Ramzan (the Islamic holy month of fasting) and other times when public announcements are restricted, he explained."The initiative comes after a police crackdown on the use of loudspeakers, where officers visited the mosque (Juma Masjid) and warned loudspeaker use could result in action. This led to the mosque temporarily disabling its sound system," Pathan ensure that spiritual experience remains uninterrupted, especially for the elderly and those residing nearby (the mosque), the Juma Masjid in the Mahim area has adopted the app, he app was developed with technical support from a team of IT professionals from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, and is now available on Android devices and app plays a live audio stream of the azan through mobile phones, exactly when it is delivered from the mosque. Worshippers who cannot physically hear the azan due to sound restrictions can now receive it through this app in real-time, Pathan app also serves a larger community purpose by notifying users about prayer times and can be used like a smart watch alert system. Once installed and configured, it runs have praised the initiative, stating that even when loudspeakers are off, they can now still stay connected to their neighbourhood mosque's azan through their mobile said the 10x15 box speakers installed at mosques do not spread the sound of the azan as widely as the traditional loudspeakers. Many people who were accustomed to hearing the azan through loudspeakers have found it difficult to hear the call for prayers from the this backdrop, the Online Azan app has proven to be very helpful."We chose innovation over confrontation. Now, the faithful can stay connected to the azan timings regardless of the use of loudspeakers. In the past three days alone, 500 residents living near our masjid have registered on the app. A total of six masjids in Mumbai have registered with the app's server (located in India)," he simply need to download the app, select their locality, and choose the masjid nearest to them. They will then receive live notifications whenever the call to prayer is made from that important to clarify that the Bombay High Court has not ordered the removal of loudspeakers, but has set permissible sound limits -- 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night. In response and on recurring request from the police, we have voluntarily stopped using loudspeakers and have shifted to box speakers to comply with the guidelines," Pathan Ali, one of the co-founders of Online Azan, said the company that developed the app is three-year-old and has 250 mosques in Tamil Nadu registered with company asks for an application form, address proof of the mosque and the Aadhaar card of the person who gives the call to prayer, he Congress general secretary Asif Farooqui welcomed the move by mosques to adopt the new technology."Loudspeaker was just a medium to convey what needs to be said in a larger way. There should be no disturbance to others. Prayer is important and not loudspeaker. There are multiple ways to communicate the call to prayer and it is good mosques are adapting to new innovations," the politician leader Kirit Somaiya has been spearheading a campaign against the use of loudspeakers on mosques in former MP has claimed that due to his campaign, 1,500 loudspeakers have been taken down in the metropolis, which he said were being used without permission from authorities. - Ends
