“Bumrah Has a Good Cricketing Brain”: Suresh Raina Backs Jasprit Bumrah as Stand-In Captain for India’s First Test in Australia

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:14pm on 13 Nov 2024,Wednesday Sports

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina expressed strong support for Jasprit Bumrah as a stand-in captain in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener against Australia, with Rohit Sharma expected to miss the game for family reasons. "For Bumrah, it’s going to be a new opportunity," Raina said. "I think he is a good leader and has a good cricketing brain." Raina also compared Bumrah to Australian captain Pat Cummins, adding, “If you see Pat Cummins, he won the World Cup for them. I think Bumrah is close to that.” The series kicks off on November 22 in Perth.

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