Archive · 29 Nov 2025
Ashwin advises Bumrah to focus on white-ball cricket
Jasprit Bumrah, a fast bowler for India, has been having back problems.
His teammate, Ravichandran Ashwin, thinks Bumrah should play more in shorter cricket games (like T20s) and only play the big, important Test matches.
He should skip the smaller games and focus on staying fresh for the big ones.
AB de Villiers, a former South African player, agrees and says Bumrah should only play Test matches in certain countries like Australia and England.
This way, Bumrah can stay healthy and play well for a long time.
Jasprit Bumrah has been dealing with a persistent back injury.
Ravichandran Ashwin advises Bumrah to focus on white-ball cricket and only play high-stakes Test matches.
Ashwin suggests Bumrah should skip meaningless ODIs and focus on T20 cricket.
AB de Villiers agrees and suggests Bumrah should only play Tests in SENA countries (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England).
Bumrah will play in the upcoming T20Is against South Africa after sitting out the ODI series.
- Who
- Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, AB de Villiers
- What
- Advice on workload management and format selection
- When
- Recent discussions, upcoming T20Is against South Africa
- Where
- India, SENA countries (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England)
- Why
- To manage Bumrah's back injury and prolong his career
- Player
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Injury
- Persistent back injury
- Recent Matches
- Asia Cup 2025, home Tests against West Indies, away T20Is against Australia, Proteas Tests
- Upcoming Matches
- Five T20Is against South Africa
- Advice Source
- Ravichandran Ashwin, AB de Villiers
- Advice
- Focus on white-ball cricket and high-stakes Tests
- Preferred Formats
- T20 cricket, away Tests in SENA countries