In the ongoing ODI series against South Africa, Indian bowlers have struggled as they failed to defend 358 in the second game in Raipur raising questions over the attack without premier paceman Jasprit Bumrah. And former coach Ravi Shastri has indirectly taken a dig at head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar over the absence of Bumrah.

Bumrah has been rested for the three-match ODI series against the Proteas as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) manages his workload.

What Shastri said

Giving his take on Bumrah’s workload management, Shastri said, “You need to have brains” to utilise him, indirectly targeting Gambhir and Agarkar.

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“Bumrah is a dada bowler. Bumrah ko lene ke liye bhi akal hona chahiye na. (For uti

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