Jasprit Bumrah can play big role in India’s success in Champions Trophy: Shane Bond

Mumbai bowling coach Shane Bond could not stop praising death-over specialist Jasprit Bumrah. The 23-year-old Gujarat pacer has been included in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy. It will be his first time to England, and Bond is confident of his Mumbai Indians bowler doing well there too.

“He’s got a skill set which is going to make him successful wherever he plays in the world. The way the guy is bowling in this tournament, if he carries this form through to that Champions Trophy, then he’s going to play a big role in India’s success,” Bond said on what advice he has given to Bumrah about bowling in English conditions.

The 41-year-old from Christchurch added: “It makes me look good when he (Bumrah) bowls the way he does. He is probably the best one in our team to bowl the pressure overs because he has got the skills and the temperament to do. I think he has done that for Mumbai and India.

“When we looked at our bowling attack, we tried to balance and put parts around him. Normally, you look a team like ours, you say (Lasith) Malinga will naturally do the death bowling. In the end Harbhajan has …read more