New Delhi, Oct 9: Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar shared his thoughts on managing Jasprit Bumrah’s workload and opined that he should be rested for the second Test against the West Indies, set to begin on Friday in New Delhi.
Nayar also shared his views on KL Rahul’s approach, Dhruv Jurel’s maturity, Kuldeep Yadav’s impact, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s hunger, and the opportunity in the hands of Sai Sudharsan.
Notably, the selectors rested Bumrah from the ODIs for the forthcoming white-ball tour of Australia and named him only in the T20I squad. Speaking to JioStar on the importance of Bumrah’s workload management and opining on why he shouldn’t play the final Test against the Windies.
“I think Bumrah is going to play this Test. The way the team has been selected without Bumrah for the ODI series against Australia, it seems India wants to win this test against the West Indies with a good margin, which is important for the WTC. Personally, I believe Bumrah should be rested because he’s extremely valuable. After this series, we have another Test series and then the T20 World Cup. I’d like to see him get some rest, but it looks like he won’t and will play this match,” he said.
Rahul notched up a ton in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and will be eager to make it two in two. Speaking about his approach, Nayar added,“KL Rahul knows the Delhi pitch well and has scored over 500 runs in the IPL. One of the biggest changes in him isn’t technical, but his approach; he’s playing with more intent now. In the last match, even though he scored a century after nine years, he looked disappointed, knowing he could’ve gone on to make 150–200. That hunger will not stop. Once KL gets going, he doesn’t stop.”
Alongside Rahul, Jurel also notched up a century against the Caribbean side. Nayar believes that the wicketkeeper-batter is ‘born for Test-level cricket’ and praised his style of run-scoring.“There are many players in India who score runs, but how you make those runs matters. In the first match, Dhruv Jurel impressed everyone with his control and technique,” Nayar said. (PTI)
