T20 World Cup 2022: Bangar and Steyn on the impact of Bumrah’s loss to India

Bumrah
was
ruled
out
of
the
show-piece
event
due
to
an
injury,
leaving
the
need
to
find
someone
who
can
fill
in
for
one
of
the
most
pivotal
roles
in
Team
India’s
bowling
department.

This
has
led
to
a
number
of
names
being
considered
as
suitable
replacements
for
the
pace
spearhead
with
Deepak
Chahar,
Mohammed
Shami,
Arshdeep
Singh
and
Mohammad
Siraj
in
contention
to
fill
the
void.

Speaking
exclusively
on

Star
Sports
show
‘Cricket
Live’,
former
India
batting
coach
Bangar
and
former
South
Africa
pace
bowler
Steyn
spoke
about
the
impact
of
Bumrah’s
loss
to
Team
India
and
who
can
be
his
replacement
in
the
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
squad.

“There
were
really
small
signs
of
concern,
because
when
Bumrah
did
not
play
the
first
match,
then
he
played
the
second
game,
and
then
suddenly,
he
was
rested.
You
suddenly
start
to
think
whether
this
is
serious,
because
he
had
been
out
on
rest
and
rehab
for
a
long
time
and
he
was
somebody
who
was
given
a
task
of
strengthening,”
Bangar
said
on
Star
Sports
show
‘Cricket
Live’.

While
Bangar
feels
Bumrah’s
loss
is
a
huge
blow
for
India,
he
hopes
the
players
being
considered
as
the
pacer’s
replacement
can
grab
the
opportunity
and
leave
their
mark
at
the
T20
World
Cup.

“It
comes
as
a
huge
blow
because
an
Indian
attack
without
Bumrah
means
that
a
lot
of
teams
will
start
thinking
differently
as
to
how
they
would
approach
their
batting
against
the
Indian
bowling
attack,”
Bangar
added.

“So,
a
huge
blow
for
India,
but
again,
in
sport,
one
man’s
loss
is
another
man’s
opportunity.
Hopefully,
maybe
a
(Deepak)
Chahar
or
Shami
or
Arshdeep
can
be
there
and
leave
a
mark
on
the
World
Cup
Down
Under.”

Bumrah’s
injury
has
led
to
a
number
of
suitors
eyeing
their
place
in
the
Indian
squad
and
with
the
big
boots
to
fill,
the
selectors
have
a
major
decision
to
make
ahead
of
the
T20
World
Cup.

Former
South
Africa
quick
Steyn
feels
India
will
miss
Bumrah,
but
said
whoever
fills
in
for
the
pace
spearhead
will
need
to
“raise
their
game
by
a
small
percentage”.

“It’s
a
tough
one.
You
can
hope
that
the
World
Cup
brings
an
opportunity
for
somebody
to
kind
of
be
better
than
they
actually
are
sometimes.
They
perform
way
better
than
they
normally
would.
So,
whoever
takes
his
place,
I
hope
that
would
be
the
case
for
them,”
Steyn
said
on
Star
Sports
show
‘Cricket
Live’

“Whoever
gets
selected,
You
probably
want
them
to
raise
their
game
by
a
small
percentage
because
of
the
hole
that
they
are
filling.
Somebody
like
Bumrah,
it’s
so
difficult
to
fill
his
place.
He
is
such
a
world
class
player.
India
will
miss
him
tremendously
in
this
World
Cup.”