(Cricket news) With Jasprit Bumrah out of the squad, team India will need to be at their best in order to come out victorious in the series. Russel Arnold in his recent interview with Star Sports and spoke about the composure required by India in their run up to the World Cup and whether excluding Bumrah from the ODI squad for the India-Sri Lanka series would be a wise move in the long run.
Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Live’, former Sri Lanka cricketer Russel Arnold spoke on the composure required by India to excel at world tournaments and how important series like the India-Sri Lanka ODI’s are to build their composure, he said “Composure it is, when it comes to skill and going above their business, there’s no doubt that this team and these players are incredible. But when it matters to handle that pressure and expectations, it’s amazing how that can wear you down. And that is the problem the Indians are having and we’ve seen that in the last couple of world events. That’s what you need to handle, how you’re going to be able to focus on what needs to be done on that particular day. Well it’s a build-up, it’s about trying to hold your thought process together. It will be very different come October, but that’s what they need to hold it together.”
Russel Arnold also spoke on Jasprit Bumrah’s exclusion from the ODI squad for the India-Sri Lanka series and whether that is a wise decision in the long run, he said “Well, you’d like to have him all the time but as we all know, his particular action, though it’s a short run up puts a lot of strain on that body. And hence, he can break down now and again. If your goal is the World Cup, make sure he’s there for that tournament. You missed him at the T20 world cup and you don’t want that happening again. And being cautious, making sure exactly that he’s really ripe for this tournament is the way for India to go because when he comes in, it will be massive boost, it’s a massive bonus. Hence, the plans will not be based on him because he can only make the team better, so you’re in a good position even if he’s there or not for these games.”
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