'Still Feel Bumrah Should...': Ex-Cricketer Reacts To MI Star's Yorker Vs Sundar

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Last Updated:May 31, 2025, 18:02 IST

Shreevats Goswami praised Jasprit Bumrah's yorker to Washington Sudnar, suggesting helium should person been picked arsenic India's Test skipper implicit Shubman Gill.

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates aft dismissing Washington Sundar. (AP Photo)

Former Bengal and Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketer Shreevats Goswami wondered whether Jasprit Bumrah’s stunning yorker to clean-bowl Gujarat Titans (GT)’s Washington Sundar successful the IPL 2025 Eliminator was the ‘ball of the season’. He besides enactment up a deeper question, saying that helium inactive felt the Mumbai Indians (MI) prima pacer should person been picked arsenic India’s Test skipper alternatively of 25-year-old Shubman Gill.

It was a typically fantabulous yorker from the pacer to the left-handed Sundar. The batter tried to marque room, but couldn’t get nether it successful clip and ended up with his legs wide open, allowing the accelerated shot to spell done the gross to clang onto the stumps. Sundar mislaid his balance, too, and ended up connected the floor.

“Is this the shot of this play IPL ? Still person a feeling Bumrah should person been our trial captain. #MIvsGT #BumrahSpecial #IPLFinals #ipl," Goswami wrote connected X, sharing a video of the wicket.

It was a peculiar delivery, arsenic overmuch for the prime arsenic the timing, for Sundar and Sai Sudharsan were successful betwixt a speedy 84-run concern for the 4th wicket and were flying successful the pursuit of 228/6.

Bumrah had already bowled 2 overs, and Hardik Pandya was forced to bring him successful for a 3rd to interruption the stand, which is conscionable what the pacer did. He ended his spell with figures of 4-0-27-1. His sole wicket proved to beryllium the astir important of the nighttime arsenic GT couldn’t retrieve and MI secured a 20-run triumph successful the past over.

He was said to beryllium firmly successful the moving for India captaincy, too, considering helium had led thrice successful Tests already, including successful the sensational triumph successful Perth, but Gill was yet fixed the chance. When asked astir the decision, main selector Ajit Agarkar cited the fittingness concerns with him arsenic a crushed for prioritising Gill.

“I mean, not truly booms (Bumrah), due to the fact that helium led successful Australia. He was vice skipper successful Australia but erstwhile he’s not going to beryllium disposable for each the trial matches, I deliberation he’s much important to america arsenic a player. We privation him fit. There’s ever that other load erstwhile you’re leading, managing 15-16, different people, there’s a batch that it takes retired of you," Agarkar said successful the pre-series property conference.

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