India will travel to England for a five-match Test series. One of the intriguing narratives to watch out for in the upcoming series, in addition to Shubman Gill’s captaincy and how the young batting lineup copes with the conditions, is how England’s bowling will deal with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah. The ace Indian pacer, time and again in the last few years, both overseas and home conditions, has been the go-to bowler in the red-ball format.
Young England wicket-keeper batter Jamie Smith said he wants to watch how other batters handle him before he faces him. “Hopefully, down at No. 7, I can watch other lads go and face him first. [He is] certainly a challenge there,” Smith, as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo.
Family first
Bumrah opened up about his much-discussed workload management, family, and much more in a recent conversation with former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke. Speaking on Clarke’s podcast named Beyond 23, Bumrah said his family is more important than his career.
“For me, family is more important than my career because you know that is constant. There are two things that I take seriously. One is my family, and one is my game, but family comes first,” said Bumrah.
“I have to give priority, and I do give priority because I will not be a cricketer all the time. For them, I’m not a cricketer. I’m a human being, and you know, being a young father, seeing my son, you know, he started picking up the ball and started playing with the ball, which is not advisable at this moment,” he added.
Speaking on his fitness and his body, Bumrah said: “Obviously, it is tough for any individual to keep playing everything for so long. I’ve been doing it for a while, but eventually you have to understand where your body is going, what is the important tournament.